Impact of mesospheric intrusions on ozone-tracer relations in the stratospheric polar vortex

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Müller, Rolf ^a   Tilmes, Simone ^b   Grooß, Jens Uwe ^a   Engel, Andreas ^c   Oelhalf, Hermann ^d   Wetzel, Gerald ^d   Huret, Nathalie ^e   Pirre, Michel ^e   Catoire, Valéry ^e   Toon, Geoff ^f   Nakajima, Hideaki ^g  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; OZONE; TRACE ELEMENTS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MASS; MESOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; OZONE DEPLETION; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 38949134509     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008315     Document Type: Article

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