Equatorial aerosol-ozone structure and variations as observed by balloon-borne backscattersondes since 1995 at Natal, Brazil (6°S)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Rosen, James M ^a   Morales, Raymond M ^a   Kjome, Norman T ^a   Kirchhoff, Volker W J H ^b   da Silva, Francisco R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Instituto Nacional de Pesquisais Espaciais   (Brazil)

^c Laboratorio Ozonio   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Backscattering; Ozone

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BALLOON OBSERVATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; OZONE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

BRAZIL; NATAL; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2642572608     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003715     Document Type: Article

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