A test of our understanding of the ozone chemistry in the Arctic polar vortex based on in situ measurements of CIO, BrO, and O3 in the 1994/1995 winter

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D15, 1999, Pages 18755-18768

  Woyke, Thomas ^a   Müller, Rolf ^a   Stroh, Fred ^a   McKenna, Daniel S ^a   Engel, Andreas ^b   Margitan, James J ^c   Rex, Markus ^c,d   Carslaw, Kenneth S ^e,f  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CHLORINE; OZONE; POLAR VORTEX; TRACER;

EID: 0033587847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900287     Document Type: Article

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