Southern Hemispheric halon trends (1978-1998) and global halon emissions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D13, 1999, Pages 15985-15999

  Fraser, P J ^a   Oram, D E ^b   Reeves, C E ^b   Penkett, S A ^b   McCulloch, A ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; EMISSION; MIXING RATIO; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0032785053     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900113     Document Type: Review

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