Mid-winter lower stratosphere temperatures in the Antarctic vortex: Comparison between observations and ECMWF and NCEP operational models

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 435-441

  Parrondo, M C ^a   Yela, M ^a   Gil, M ^a   Von Der Gathen, P ^b   Ochoa, H ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

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

^c Dirección Nacional Del Antártico   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OZONE DEPLETION; RADIOSONDE; SAMPLING BIAS; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VORTEX; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33846486338     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-435-2007     Document Type: Article

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