Humidity of the tropical lower stratosphere: Observations and analysis

Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Ocean Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-84

  Khaykin, S M ^a   Yushkov, V A ^a   Korshunov, L I ^a   Luk'yanov, A N ^a   Pommereau, J P ^b   Nielsen, J ^c   Vomel H ^d  

^a CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d Richard Assman Meteorological Observatory   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OZONE; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

CENTRAL AMERICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 77951988351     PISSN: 00014338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0001433810010111     Document Type: Article

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