Trends in the nonvolcanic component of stratospheric aerosol over the period 1971-2004

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Deshler, Terry ^a   Anderson Sprecher, Richard ^b   Jäger, Horst ^c   Barnes, John ^d   Hofmann, David J ^d   Clemesha, Barclay ^e   Simonich, Dale ^e   Osborn, M ^f   Grainger, R G ^g   Godin Beekmann, Sophie ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^f NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANOES;

AEROSOL; STRATOSPHERE; TREND ANALYSIS;

LARAMIE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 33144482734     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006089     Document Type: Article

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