Processes regulating short-lived species in the tropical tropopause layer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 13, 2009, Pages

  Gettelman, A ^a   Lauritzen, P H ^b   Park, M ^a   Kay, J E ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BROMINE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLOUDS; HYDROCARBONS; MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEMS;

ANNUAL CYCLE; HYDROCARBON SPECIES; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; SEASONAL CYCLE; SHORT-LIVED SPECIES; SOURCE GAS; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYERS; TROPOSPHERIC EMISSIONS; VERTICAL ADVECTION; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ADVECTION; ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE CYCLE; HYDROCARBON; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACE GAS; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOPAUSE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 70349312969     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009jd011785     Document Type: Article

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