Growth of fluoroform (CHF3, HFC-23) in the background atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-38

  Oram, D E ^a   Sturges, W T ^a   Penkett, S A ^a   McCulloch, A ^b   Fraser, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

FLUORINATED TRACE GASES; FLUOROFORM; STRATOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FLUORINATED GAS; FLUOROFORM;

EID: 0031833959     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03483     Document Type: Article

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