Variability in the speed of the Brewer-Dobson circulation as observed by Aura/MLS

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4563-4575

  Flury, T ^a   Wu, D L ^b   Read, W G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AURA (SATELLITE); MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRACER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84877854963     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-4563-2013     Document Type: Article

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