In situ measurements of stratospheric ozone depletion rates in the Arctic winter 1991/1992: A Lagrangian approach

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D5, 1998, Pages 5843-5853

  Rex, M ^a,b   Von Der Gathen, P ^a,b   Harris, N R P ^c,d   Lucic, D ^c   Knudsen, B M ^e   Braathen, G O ^f   Reid, S J ^g,h   De Backer, H ⁱ   Claude, H ^j,t   Fabian, R ^b,k   Fast, H ^l   Gil, M ^m   Kyro E ⁿ   Mikkelsen, I S ^e   Rummukainen, M ^n,o   Smit, H G ^p   Stahelin J ^q   Varotsos, C ^r   Zaitcev, I ^s  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Europ Ozone Res Coordinating Unit   (United Kingdom)

^e DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^g NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^j Meteorological Observatory Hohenpeissenberg   (Germany)

^k BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^l ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^m INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

ⁿ FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^o SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^p FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^q ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^r UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^s CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

^t German Meteorological Institute   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGIAN METHOD; OZONE DEPLETION; STRATOSPHERE; TRAJECTORY;

ARCTIC;

EID: 1542709866     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03127     Document Type: Article

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