Extreme events in total ozone over the Northern mid-latitudes: an analysis based on long-term data sets from five European ground-based stations

Harald E. Rieder; Leonhardt M. Jancso; Stefania Di Rocco; Johannes Staehelin; Joerg A. Maeder; Thomas Peter; Mathieu Ribatet; Anthony C. Davison; Hugo De Backer; Ulf Koehler; Janusz Krzyścin; Karel Vaníček

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2011.00575.x

Extreme events in total ozone over the Northern mid-latitudes: an analysis based on long-term data sets from five European ground-based stations

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By: Harald E. Rieder, Leonhardt M. Jancso, Stefania Di Rocco, Johannes Staehelin, Joerg A. Maeder, Thomas Peter, Mathieu Ribatet, Anthony C. Davison, Hugo De Backer, Ulf Koehler, Janusz Krzyścin and Karel Vaníček

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