Coupled aerosol-chemical modeling of UARS HNO3 and N2O5 measurements in the Arctic upper stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 8977-8984

  Bekki, S ^a   Chipperfield, M P ^a   Pyle, J A ^a   Remedios, J J ^b   Smith, S E ^b   Grainger, R G ^b   Lambert, A ^b   Kumer, J B ^c   Mergenthaler, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DINITROGEN PENTOXIDE; NITRIC ACID; STRATOSPHERE; UARS;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0031407894     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03130     Document Type: Article

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