Tropospheric ozone variations at the nepal climate Observatory-Pyramid (Himalayas, 5079 m a.s.l.) and influence of deep stratospheric intrusion events

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 6537-6549

  Cristofanelli, P ^a   Bracci, A ^a,b   Sprenger, M ^b   Marinoni, A ^a   Bonafe U ^a   Calzolari, F ^a   Duchi, R ^a   Laj, P ^c   Pichon, J M ^d   Roccato, F ^a   Venzac, H ^d   Vuillermoz, E ^a   Bonasoni, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATOLOGY; DIURNAL VARIATION; JET STREAM; MONSOON; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WIND;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 77954743144     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-6537-2010     Document Type: Article

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