Relative importance of dynamical and chemical contributions to Arctic wintertime ozone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Tegtmeier, Susann ^a,b   Rex, M ^a   Wohltmann, I ^a   Kruger K ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GASES; VORTEX FLOW;

ANTHROPOGENIC CHEMICALS; COLUMN OZONES; DYNAMICAL PROCESSES; EQUAL SHARES; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITIES; OZONE LOSSES; OZONE SUPPLIES; PLANETARY WAVE ACTIVITIES; POLAR VORTICES; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; TOTAL OZONES; TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

OZONE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OZONE; PLANETARY WAVE; POLAR VORTEX; WINTER;

ARCTIC;

EID: 56249101953     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034250     Document Type: Article

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