Observational evidence of strengthening of the brewer-dobson circulation since 1980

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10214-10228

  Fu, Qiang ^a   Lin, P ^b   Solomon, S ^c   Hartmann, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84945251028     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023657     Document Type: Article

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