Evidence of the effect of summertime midlatitude convection on the subtropical lower stratosphere from CRYSTAL-FACE tracer measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Ray, Eric A ^a   Rosenlof, Karen H ^a   Richard, Erik C ^a   Hudson, P K ^a,b   Cziczo, D J ^a,b   Loewenstein, M ^c   Jost, H J ^c   Lopez, J ^c   Ridley, B ^d   Weinheimer, A ^d   Montzka, D ^d   Knapp, D ^d   Wofsy, S C ^e   Daube, B C ^e   Gerbig, C ^e   Xueref, C ^e   Herman, R L ^f  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Mixing; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CONVECTION; MIXING RATIO; PARTICULATE MATTER; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

EID: 10244226707     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004655     Document Type: Article

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