Interannual variation patterns of total ozone and lower stratospheric temperature in observations and model simulations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 349-374

  Steinbrecht, Wolfgang ^a   Hassler B ^a   Bruhl C ^b   Dameris, M ^c   Giorgetta, M A ^d   Grewe, V ^c   Manzini, E ^e   Matthes, S ^c   Schnadt, C ^c,f   Steil, B ^b   Winkler, P ^a  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^f Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TOTAL OZONE;

EID: 33645647011     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-349-2006     Document Type: Article

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