A trajectory-based study of the tropical tropopause region

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Bonazzola, M ^a   Haynes, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Stratospheric water vapor; Tropical dehydration; Tropical tropopause

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DEHYDRATION; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TRAJECTORY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 11844283914     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004356     Document Type: Article

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