Nitrogen oxides and ozone in the tropopause region of the Northern Hemisphere: Measurements from commercial aircraft in 1995/1996 and 1997

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D21, 2001, Pages 27673-27699

  Brunner, Dominik ^a   Staehelin, Johannes ^a   Jeker, Dominique ^a   Wernli, Heini ^a   Schumann, Ulrich ^b  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 0035656902     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900239     Document Type: Article

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