The impact of tropical recirculation on polar composition

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2471-2480

  Strahan, S E ^a   Schoeberl, M R ^b   Steenrod, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EOS; METHANE; POLAR METEOROLOGY; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 75449095682     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-2471-2009     Document Type: Article

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