Correlations of stratospheric abundances of CH4 and N2O derived from ATMOS measurements

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作者：

Michelsen, HA

Manney, GL

Gunson, MR

Rinsland, CP

Zander, R

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[1] AER Inc, San Ramon, CA 94583 USA

[2] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

[3] Univ Liege, Inst Astrophys & Geophys, B-4000 Liege, Belgium

[4] NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Hampton, VA 23665 USA

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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 1998年 / 25卷 / 15期

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10.1029/98GL01977

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P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

ATMOS measurements made over a wide range of altitudes and latitudes demonstrate compact correlations between mixing ratios of CH4 and N2O. Tight but distinct correlations are observed for the tropics, the springtime Arctic vortex, and the extra-tropics/extra-vortex regions, indicating dynamical isolation between these regions. Little variability is apparent in correlations between [CH4] and [N2O] from measurements made in different years (1992, 1993, and 1994), seasons (March/April and November), and hemispheres.

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