Thermal and dynamical changes of the stratosphere since 1979 and their link to ozone and CO2 changes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Langematz, Ulrike ^a   Kunze, Markus ^a   Krüger, Kirstin ^a   Labitzke, Karin ^a   Roff, Gregory L ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate modeling; Ozone; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0038712773     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002069     Document Type: Article

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