Age of stratospheric air in the ERA-Interim

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 12133-12154

  Diallo, M ^a   Legras, B ^a   Chedin A ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEATING; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WIND;

CENTRAL LUZON; LUZON; MOUNT PINATUBO; PHILIPPINES; ZAMBALES;

PINATUBO;

EID: 84871779137     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-12133-2012     Document Type: Article

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