On the changing abundance of ozone minima at northern midlatitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D10, 2000, Pages 12169-12180

  Reid, S J ^a,b,c   Tuck, A F ^b   Kiladis, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Natl Oceanic and Atmosph Admin ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OZONE;

EID: 1642472398     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900081     Document Type: Article

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