Ozonesonde profiles from the West Pacific Warm Pool: Measurements and validation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 619-634

  Newton, R ^a   Vaughan, G ^a   Ricketts, H M A ^a   Pan, L L ^b   Weinheimer, A J ^b   Chemel, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84956539974     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-619-2016     Document Type: Article

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