Isotopic composition of stratospheric water vapor: Implications for transport

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D11, 2001, Pages 12219-12226

  Johnson, David G ^a,b   Jucks, Kenneth W ^a   Traub, Wesley A ^a   Chance, Kelly V ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034919330     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900764     Document Type: Article

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