Vertical diffusivity in the lower stratosphere from Lagrangian back-trajectory reconstructions of ozone profiles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Legras, B ^a   Joseph, B ^a   Lefevre F ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Lower stratosphere; Mixing; Ozone laminae; Turbulence; Vertical diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSIVITY; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 1342268217     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003045     Document Type: Article

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