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Chen et al. 1995

Chen, P., Holton, J.R. and Swinbank, R. (1995). A quasi-permeable barrier in the equatorial lower stratosphere. Geophysical Research Letters 22: doi: 10.1029/94GL02989. issn: 0094-8276.

Analyses of global isentropic maps of potential vorticity from the United Kingdom Meteorological Office data assimilation system reveal that there is a region of strong meridional potential vorticity gradients in the equatorial lower stratosphere. A semi-Lagrangian tracer transport model is used to show that this region of strong PV gradients acts as a quasi-permeable barrier to cross-equator mass exchange on isentropic surfaces. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995

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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—energy deposition

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Geophysical Research Letters
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