Ozone variations over the northern subtropical region revealed by ozonesonde observations in Hanoi

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3245-3257

  Ogino, S Y ^a,b   Fujiwara, M ^c   Shiotani, M ^d   Hasebe, F ^c   Matsumoto, J ^a,e   Hoang, Thuy Ha T ^f   Nguyen, Tan Thanh T ^f  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Asian monsoon; Indochina Peninsula; Ozone; Ozonesonde; Rossby wave breaking; Stratosphere troposphere exchange

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OZONE; STATISTICS;

ASIAN MONSOON; INDOCHINA PENINSULA; OZONE SONDES; ROSSBY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE;

TROPOSPHERE;

AIR MASS; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; OZONESONDE; ROSSBY WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

HANOI; INDOCHINA; VIET NAM;

EID: 84878141221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50348     Document Type: Article

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