International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of elevated humidity on stratospheric ozone content in the tropics

Chukwuebuka Stephen Ejimofor
  • Chukwuebuka Stephen Ejimofor
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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Eucharia Chidinma Okoro
  • Eucharia Chidinma Okoro
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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William Tafon Sivla
  • William Tafon Sivla
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 22 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 01 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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