Investigation of the transport processes controlling the geographic distribution of carbon monoxide at the tropical tropopause

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2067-2086

  Jensen, E J ^a   Pfister, L ^a   Ueyama, R ^a   Bergman, J W ^b,c   Kinnison, D ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CIRRUS; CONVECTION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SUMMER; TRACER; TROPOPAUSE; WINTER;

CHINA; INDIA; ITALY; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TIBER BASIN;

EID: 84925629770     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022661     Document Type: Article

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