Analysis of year-to-year ozone variation over the subtropical western Pacific region using EP_TOMS data and CCSR/NIES nudging CTM

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Zhou, L B ^a   Akiyoshi, H ^a   Kawahira, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nudging CTM; QBO; Year to year ozone variation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CIRCULATION MODELING; MAPPING; OZONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WIND VELOCITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 17744384521     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003412     Document Type: Article

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