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Fishbein et al. 1993
Fishbein, E.F., Elson, L.S., Froidevaux, L., Manney, G.L., Read, W.G., Waters, J.W. and Zurek, R.W. (1993). MLS observations of stratospheric waves in temperature and O3 during the 1992 southern winter. Geophysical Research Letters 20: doi: 10.1029/93GL01110. issn: 0094-8276.

The Microwave Limb Sounder observed waves in stratospheric temperature and O3 during the 1992 southern winter. Wave 1 intensifies three times from mid-August through mid-September, when a 9 day eastward traveling wave becomes in phase with the stationary wave 1. During the periods of wave intensification, minor sudden warmings and increased zonal mean O3 are observed. The waves have a westward phase tilt which results in an intensified baroclinic zone when the waves are in phase. Waves in T and O3 are positively correlated near 5--10 hPa, implying transport by planetary waves; this is supported by larger O3 wave amplitudes than expected from photochemistry alone. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Middle atmosphere dynamics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Waves and tides
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