A seasonal climatology of effective diffusivity in the stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D8, 2001, Pages 7917-7935

  Allen, Douglas R ^a   Nakamura, Noboru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSIVITY; POLAR VORTEX; SEASONALITY; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0034957478     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900717     Document Type: Article

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