A simple model of ozone–temperature coupling in the tropical lower stratosphere

Randel, William J.; Wu, Fei; Ming, Alison; Hitchcock, Peter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18531-2021

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A simple model of ozone–temperature coupling in the tropical lower stratosphere

William J. Randel, Fei Wu, Alison Ming, and Peter Hitchcock

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