Variability of ozone loss during Arctic winter (1991-2000) estimated from UARS Microwave Limb Sounder measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Manney, Gloria L ^a,b   Froidevaux, Lucien ^a   Santee, Michelle L ^a   Livesey, Nathaniel J ^a   Sabutis, Joseph L ^b   Waters, Joe W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic ozone loss; Ozone chemistry; Ozone transport; Satellite observations; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; OZONE DEPLETION; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOSPHERE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 1642481010     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002634     Document Type: Article

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