Impact of a stratospheric warming event in January 2001 on the minor constituents in the MLT region calculated on the basis of a new 3D-model LIMA of the dynamics and chemistry of the middle atmosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 2012-2025

  Sonnemann, G R ^a   Grygalashvyly, M ^a   Berger, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

3d modeling; Hydrogen radicals; MLT region; Ozone distribution; Stratospheric warmings

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

HYDROGEN RADICALS; OZONE DISTRIBUTION; STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS;

GLOBAL WARMING;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; OZONE; RADICAL; STRATOSPHERE; WARMING;

EID: 33751017051     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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