Age of stratospheric air in the ERA-Interim

The Brewer-Dobson mean circulation and its variability are investigated in the ERA-Interim over the period 1989-2010 by using an off-line Lagrangian transport model driven by analysed winds and heating rates. <br><br> At low and mid-latitudes, the mean age of air in the l...

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Main Authors: M. Diallo, B. Legras, A. Chédin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/12133/2012/acp-12-12133-2012.pdf