Impact of mixing and chemical change on ozone-tracer relations in the polar vortex

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3139-3151

  Müller, Ro ^a   Tilmes, S ^a,b   Konopka, P ^a   Grooss J U ^a   Jost, H J ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OZONE DEPLETION; POLAR VORTEX; TRACER;

BIVALVIA; HERE;

EID: 30344459712     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-3139-2005     Document Type: Article

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