Age of air in a "leaky pipe" model of stratospheric transport

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19243-19255

  Neu, Jessica L ^a   Plumb, R Alan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MIXING; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 17044414922     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900251     Document Type: Article

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