The water vapour distribution in the Arctic lowermost stratosphere during the LAUTLOS campaign and related transport processes including stratosphere-troposphere exchange

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-119

  Karpechko, A ^a   Lukyanov, A ^b   Kyro E ^a   Khaikin, S ^b   Korshunov, L ^b   Kivi, R ^a   Vomel H ^c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BALLOON OBSERVATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPOPAUSE; TURBULENCE; WATER VAPOR;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPPI [FINLAND]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SODANKYLA;

EID: 33846246791     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-107-2007     Document Type: Article

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