Quantifying tracer transport in the tropical lower stratosphere using WACCM

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 10591-10607

  Abalos, M ^a   Randel, W J ^b   Kinnison, D E ^b   Serrano, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 84887042169     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-10591-2013     Document Type: Article

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