The first twenty years (1994–2014) of ozone soundings from Rapa Nui (27°S, 109°W, 51m a.s.l.)

Laura Gallardo; Adolfo Henrí Quez; Anne M. Thompson; Roberto Rondanelli; Jorge Carrasco; Andrea Orfanoz-Cheuquelaf; Patricio Velá Squez

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v68.29484

The first twenty years (1994–2014) of ozone soundings from Rapa Nui (27°S, 109°W, 51m a.s.l.)

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 68 (2016): Issue 1

By: Laura Gallardo, Adolfo Henrí Quez, Anne M. Thompson, Roberto Rondanelli, Jorge Carrasco, Andrea Orfanoz-Cheuquelaf and Patricio Velá Squez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v68.29484 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Submitted on: Aug 20, 2016

Accepted on: Oct 7, 2016

Published on: Jan 1, 2016

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Keywords:

Ozone sondes,

Rapa Nui,

climatology,

self-organizing maps,

Global Atmospheric Watch

© 2016 Laura Gallardo, Adolfo Henrí Quez, Anne M. Thompson, Roberto Rondanelli, Jorge Carrasco, Andrea Orfanoz-Cheuquelaf, Patricio Velá Squez, published by Stockholm University Press
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