Formation of an ozone lamina due to differential advection revealed by intensive observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages

  Tomikawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Sato, Kaoru ^b   Kita, Kazuyuki ^a   Fujiwara, Masatomo ^c   Yamamori, Miho ^d   Sano, Takuki ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differential advection; Inertia gravity wave; Ozone lamina; Ozonesonde observation; Potential vorticity; Reverse domain filling

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; LAMINATION; OZONE; WIND SHEAR;

HONSHU; JAPAN; SHIGARAKI;

EID: 33745732847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000386     Document Type: Article

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