Stratospheric temperatures in Antarctic winter: Does the 40-year record confirm midlatitude trends in stratospheric water vapour?

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 591 PART B, 2003, Pages 1745-1759

  Roscoe, H K ^a   Colwell, S R ^a   Shanklin, J D ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brewer Dobson circulation; Greenhouse effect; Lower stratosphere; Ozone

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VAPORS; WATER;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0038346435     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.173     Document Type: Article

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