Global OH trend inferred from methylchloroform measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue 3339, 1998, Pages 10697-10711

  Krol, Maarten ^a   Van Leeuwen, Peter Jan ^a   Lelieveld, Jos ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; HYDROXYL; METHYLCHLOROFORM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0001581360     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jd00459     Document Type: Article

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