Impact of multiscale dynamical processes and mixing on the chemical composition of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment-North America

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Fairlie, T Duncan ^a   Avery, Melody A ^a   Pierce, R Bradley ^a   Al Saadi, Jassim ^a   Dibb, Jack ^b   Sachse, Glen ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; JETS; METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; JET FLOW; MIXING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER; TROPOPAUSE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35348959525     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007923     Document Type: Article

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