GHOST - A novel airborne gas chromatograph for in situ measurements of long-lived tracers in the lower stratosphere: Method and applications

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-64

  Bujok, Oliver ^a   Tan, Viceith ^a   Klein, Erich ^a   Nopper, Ralf ^a,e   Bauer, Reimar ^a   Engel, Andreas ^a,c   Gerhards, Marie Theres ^a   Afchine, Armin ^a   McKenna, Daniel S ^a   Schmidt, Ulrich ^a,b   Wienhold, Frank G ^c,d   Fischer, Horst ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IPM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airbone measurements; In situ gas chromatograph; Long lived tracers; Lowermost stratosphere; N2O budget

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; NITRIC OXIDE; TRACER;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER;

ACCURACY; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLIGHT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LASER; SAMPLING; SPECTROMETER; STRATOSPHERE; TIME; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0034999119     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010789715871     Document Type: Article

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