Chlorine activation and ozone destruction in the northern lowermost stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D7, 1999, Pages 8201-8213

  Lelieveld, J ^a   Bregman, A ^a   Scheeren, H A ^a   Strom J ^b   Carslaw, K S ^c   Fischer, H ^c   Siegmund, P C ^d   Arnold, F ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; OZONE DEPLETION; STRATOSPHERE;

KIRUNA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033586612     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD100111     Document Type: Article

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