Classification of Northern Hemisphere stratospheric ozone and water vapor profiles by meteorological regime

The subtropical and polar upper troposphere fronts and the polar vortex serve as the boundaries to divide the Northern Hemisphere into four meteorological regimes. These regimes are defined as (1) the arctic regime – within the polar vortex, (2) the polar regime – between the polar front and the pol...

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Main Authors: M. B. Follette-Cook, R. D. Hudson, G. E. Nedoluha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/5989/2009/acp-9-5989-2009.pdf