Comparison of stratospheric air parcel trajectories based on different meteorological analyses

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D4, 2001, Pages 3415-3424

  Knudsen, B M ^a   Pommereau, J P ^b   Garnier, A ^b   Nunez Pinharanda, M ^b   Denis, L ^b   Letrenne, G ^c,e   Durand, M ^c,e   Rosen, J M ^d  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Centre National DEtudes Spatiales   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^e CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON OBSERVATION; STRATOSPHERE; TRAJECTORY; VORTEX;

EID: 0035082642     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900608     Document Type: Review

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