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Very low ozone episodes due to polar vortex displacement

P. M. JamesLeibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik, Kühlungsborn, Germany;Correspondence[email protected]
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D. PetersLeibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik, Kühlungsborn, Germany;
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D. W. WaughDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Pages 1123-1137 | Received 23 Aug 1999, Accepted 13 Dec 1999, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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