Variability of the Lagrangian turbulent diffusion in the lower stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1605-1622

  Legras, B ^a   Pisso, I ^a   Berthet, G ^b   Lefevre F ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b UMR7620   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

EID: 23744515749     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-1605-2005     Document Type: Article

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