A re-evaluated Canadian ozonesonde record: Measurements of the vertical distribution of ozone over Canada from 1966 to 2013

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 195-214

  Tarasick, D W ^a   Davies, J ^a   Smit, H G J ^b   Oltmans, S J ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENEITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OZONE; OZONESONDE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; CORNWALLIS ISLAND; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS; RESOLUTE BAY;

EID: 84956673603     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-9-195-2016     Document Type: Article

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