The 2010 Antarctic ozone hole: Observed reduction in ozone destruction by minor sudden stratospheric warmings

Scientific Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages

  De Laat, A T J ^a   Van Weele, M ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OZONE;

EID: 84860172712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00038     Document Type: Article

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