POAM III ozone in the upperr troposphere and lowermost stratosphere: Seasonal variability and comparisons to aircraft observations

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Prados, Ana I ^a   Nedoluha, G E ^a   Bevilacqua, R M ^a   Allen, D R ^a   Hoppel, K W ^a   Marenco, A ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Lower stratosphere; Ozone; POAM; Upper troposphere

Indexed keywords

OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0346607195     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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