On the decay of stratospheric pollutants: Diagnosing the longest-lived eigenmode

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Ehhalt, D H ^a   Rohrer, F ^a   Schauffler, S ^b   Prather, M ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eigenfunctions of the vertical diffusion operator; Residence time

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; RESIDENCE TIME; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 3042758708     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004029     Document Type: Article

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