Nitric acid in the middle stratosphere as a function of altitude and aerosol loading

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D21, 1999, Pages 26715-26723

  Jucks, K W ^a   Johnson, D G ^a   Chance, K V ^a   Traub, W A ^a   Salawitch, R J ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NITRIC ACID; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033589481     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900330     Document Type: Article

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