A model study of the connection between polar and midlatitude ozone loss in the Northern Hemisphere lower stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Millard, G A ^a   Lee, A M ^a   Pyle, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic; Midlatitude; Ozone; Polar; Stratosphere; Variability

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE DEPLETION; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0346008085     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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