Distributions of brominated organic compounds in the troposphere and lower stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D17, 1999, Pages 21513-21535

  Schauffler, S M ^a   Atlas, E L ^a   Blake, D R ^b   Flocke, F ^a   Lueb, R A ^a   Lee Taylor, J M ^a   Stroud, V ^a   Travnicek, W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033387934     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900197     Document Type: Article

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