Statistical analysis of water vapour and ozone in the UT/LS observed during SPURT and MOZAIC

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6603-6615

  Kunz, A ^a   Schiller, C ^a   Rohrer, F ^a   Smit, H G J ^a   Nedelec, P ^b   Spelten, N ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; MOZAIC PROGRAM; OZONE; SEASONALITY; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 56449100496     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-6603-2008     Document Type: Article

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