Spatial structure of assimilated ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Wargan, Krzysztof ^a,b,f   Pawson, Steven ^a   Stajner, Ivanka ^c   Thouret, Valérie ^d,e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c NOBLIS   (United States)

^d LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NASA; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE;

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; EOS-AURA; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; GODDARD EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; GRID-BOX; IN-SITU; LENGTH SCALE; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; METEOROLOGICAL FIELDS; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MODEL SIMULATION; OZONE DISTRIBUTION; OZONE FIELDS; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; REALISTIC MODEL; SMALL-SCALE FEATURES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL SCALE; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SPECTRAL POWER; TOTAL OZONE COLUMN; TRANSPORT SCHEMES; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EOS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OZONE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 79251589948     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013941     Document Type: Article

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