Vertical structure of MJO-related subtropical ozone variations from MLS, TES, and SHADOZ data

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 425-436

  Li, K F ^a   Tian, B ^b   Waliser, D E ^b   Schwartz, M J ^b   Neu, J L ^b   Worden, J R ^b   Yung, Y L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; OZONE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPECTROMETER; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 84865346563     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-425-2012     Document Type: Article

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