Stratospheric age spectra derived from observations of water vapor and methane

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D17, 1999, Pages 21595-21602

  Johnson, David G ^a   Jucks, Kenneth W ^a   Traub, Wesley A ^a   Chance, Kelly V ^a   Toon, Geoffrey C ^b   Russell III, James M ^c   McCormick, M Patrick ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; METHANE; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0033388071     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900363     Document Type: Article

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