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Thouret et al. 2001
Thouret, V., Cho, J.Y.N., Evans, M.J., Newell, R.E., Avery, M.A., Barrick, J.D.W., Sachse, G.W. and Gregory, G.L. (2001). Tropospheric ozone layers observed during PEM-Tropics B. Journal of Geophysical Research 106: doi: 10.1029/2001JD900011. issn: 0148-0227.

In this paper we analyze distinct layers seen in the tropospheric ozone and water vapor profiles taken during NASA's Global Tropospheric Experiment (GTE) Pacific Exploratory Mission in the Tropical Pacific (PEM-Tropics) Phase B campaign. In summary, fewer layers were observed in this campaign than during the PEM-Tropics A campaign. However, of those layers found, there were relatively more ozone-rich-water-vapor-poor layers (68% versus 52%). The percentage of the sampled troposphere occupied by layers during PEM-Tropics B was less than half of that found during PEM-Tropics A (8% versus 20%). The differences between these two campaigns suggest a seasonal variation in the occurrence of layers. This is confirmed using measurements made by the Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) network. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Constituent sources and sinks, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—constituent transport and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Mesoscale meteorology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Stratosphere/troposphere interactions
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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