Quantifying Arctic ozone loss during the 2004-2005 winter using satellite observations and a chemical transport model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Singleton, Cynthia S ^a   Randall, C E ^a   Harvey, V L ^a   Chipperfield, M P ^b   Feng, W ^b   Manney, G L ^c,d   Froidevaux, L ^c   Boone, C D ^e   Bernath, P F ^e   Walker, K A ^e   McElroy, C T ^f,g   Hoppel, K W ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^f ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; OZONE; WINTER;

EID: 34250356831     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007463     Document Type: Article

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