Large decadal scale changes of polar ozone suggest solar influence

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1835-1841

  Sinnhuber, B M ^a   Von Der Gathen, P ^b   Sinnhuber, M ^a   Rex, M ^b   Konig Langlo G ^b   Oltmans, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; POLAR REGION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING (SEASON); STRATOSPHERE; WINTER;

EID: 33746900814     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-1835-2006     Document Type: Article

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