Ozone decrease outside Arctic polar vortex due to polar vortex processing in 1997

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Akiyoshi, H ^a   Sugata, S ^a   Yoshiki, M ^a,b   Sugita, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OZONE; POLAR VORTEX; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 34548589202     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006540     Document Type: Article

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