Direct inversion of circulation and mixing from tracer measurements – Part 1: Method

From a series of zonal mean global stratospheric tracer measurements sampled in altitude vs. latitude, circulation and mixing patterns are inferred by the inverse solution of the continuity equation. As a first step, the continuity equation is written as a tendency equation, which is numerically...

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Main Authors: T. von Clarmann, U. Grabowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/14563/2016/acp-16-14563-2016.pdf