Tropopause region temperatures and CFC 11 mixing ratios from CRISTA 2

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Kuell, Volker ^a,b   Offermann, D ^a   Jarisch, M ^a   Schaeler, B ^a,c   Engel, A ^d   Claude, H ^e   Smit, H G J ^f   Ebel, A ^g   Feldmann, H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c CETEQ   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Meteorological Observatory   (Germany)

^f FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFC; MIXING RATIO; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 26444465028     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005592     Document Type: Article

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