Distributions of ozone in the region of the subtropical jet: An analysis of in situ aircraft measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Ray, Eric A ^a,b   Rosenlof, Karen H ^a   Richard, Erik ^a,b   Parrish, David ^a   Jakoubek, Roger ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ozone; Stratosphere troposphere exchange; Subtropical jet

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; JET FLOW; NOAA SATELLITE; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 3042717884     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004143     Document Type: Article

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