Midlatitude and high-latitude N2O distributions in the Northern Hemisphere in early and late Arctic polar vortex breakup years

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Akiyoshi, H ^a   Zhou, L B ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; HEAT FLUX; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NITROUS OXIDE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR VORTEX; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; TRACER; WINTER;

EID: 36348978685     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008491     Document Type: Article

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