Refining of atmospheric transport model entries by the globally observed passive tracer distributions of 85krypton and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 16745-16755

  Levin, Ingeborg ^a   Hesshaimer, Vago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; TRACERS;

2D-HD MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; KRYPTON; MODEL; SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRACER;

EID: 0000746124     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01058     Document Type: Article

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