A stratospheric excess of CO2 - Due to tropical deep convection?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-66

  Harnisch, J ^a   Bischof, W ^b   Borchers, R ^a   Fabian, P ^c   Maiss, M ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b Bioklimatol and Immissionsforschung ^*  (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; MEASUREMENTS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

STRATOSPHERIC EXCESS; STRATOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; TROPICAL DEEP CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL DEEP CONVECTION;

EID: 0031834268     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03398     Document Type: Article

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