High solar cycle spectral variations inconsistent with stratospheric ozone observations

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 206-209

  Ball, W T ^a   Haigh, J D ^b   Rozanov, E V ^a,c   Kuchar, A ^c,d   Sukhodolov, T ^a,c   Tummon, F ^c   Shapiro, A V ^a   Schmutz, W ^a  

^a WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; IRRADIANCE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SURFACE PRESSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84959527842     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2640     Document Type: Article

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