Measurement of stratosphere-to-troposphere exchange in Antarctica by using short-lived cosmonuclides

J. Sanak; G. Lambert; B. Ardouin

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v37i2.15005

Measurement of stratosphere-to-troposphere exchange in Antarctica by using short-lived cosmonuclides

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 37 (1985): Issue 2

By: J. Sanak, G. Lambert and B. Ardouin

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|Jan 1985

Abstract

We have monitored the atmospheric concentrations of Be-7 and P-32 at the French Antarctic station “Dumont d’llrville” from 1977 to 1981. The results show that the mean monthly value of the air flux exchanged between stratosphere and troposphere is particularly high close to Antarctica, reaching up to 60 kg m^-2 day^-1.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v37i2.15005 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 109 - 115

Submitted on: Jul 31, 1984

Accepted on: Nov 19, 1984

Published on: Jan 1, 1985

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1985 J. Sanak, G. Lambert, B. Ardouin, published by Stockholm University Press
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