Convective injection and photochemical decay of peroxides in the tropical upper troposphere: Methyl iodide as a tracer of marine convection

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D5, 1999, Pages 5717-5724

  Cohan, Daniel S ^a   Schultz, Martin G ^a   Jacob, Daniel J ^a   Heikes, Brian G ^b   Blake, Donald R ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TROPOSPHERE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033586198     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01963     Document Type: Article

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