Empirical age spectra for the midlatitude lower stratosphere from in situ observations of CO2: Quantitative evidence for a subtropical "barrier" to horizontal transport

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D10, 2001, Pages 10257-10274

  Andrews, A E ^a,b   Boering, K A ^c   Wofsy, S C ^a   Daube, B C ^a   Jones, D B ^a   Alex, S ^a   Loewenstein, M ^d   Podolske, J R ^d   Strahan, S E ^b,e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0034962710     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900703     Document Type: Article

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