A Match-based approach to the estimation of polar stratospheric ozone loss using Aura Microwave Limb Sounder observations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 9945-9963

  Livesey, N J ^a   Santee, M L ^a   Manney, G L ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AURA (SATELLITE); ESTIMATION METHOD; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; OZONE; POLAR VORTEX; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 84927703377     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-9945-2015     Document Type: Article

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