Ozone depletion in the late winter lower Arctic stratosphere: Observations and model results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 10815-10828

  Bregman, A ^a   Van Den Broek, M ^b   Carslaw, K S ^c   Muller R ^d   Peter, T ^c   Scheele, M P ^e   Lelieveld, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^e ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0007718884     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00006     Document Type: Article

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