Climatology and variability of trace gases in extratropical double-tropopause regions from MLS, HIRDLS, and ACE-FTS measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 843-867

  Schwartz, M J ^a   Manney, G L ^b,c   Hegglin, M I ^d   Livesey, N J ^a   Santee, M L ^a   Daffer, W H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE VARIATION; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS; TRACER; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 84923120619     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021964     Document Type: Article

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