An ozone-modified refractive index for vertically propagating planetary waves

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Nathan, Terrence R ^a   Cordero, Eugene C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

MIXING RATIO; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE DEPLETION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANETARY WAVE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 34547930168     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007357     Document Type: Article

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