Large-scale equatorward transport of ozone in the subtropical lower stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Richard, Erik C ^a,b   Aikin, Kenneth C ^a,b   Ray, Eric A ^a,b   Rosenlof, Karen H ^b   Thompson, Thomas L ^b   Weinheimer, Andrew ^c   Montzka, Denise ^c   Knapp, David ^c   Ridley, Brian ^c   Gettelman, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Large scale transport; Lower stratosphere; Ozone

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; OZONE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; OZONE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442288339     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003884     Document Type: Article

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