Potential environmental impact of a hydrogen economy on the stratosphere

Science

Volumn 300, Issue 5626, 2003, Pages 1740-1742

  Tromp, Tracey K ^a   Shia, Run Lie ^a   Allen, Mark ^b   Eiler, John M ^a   Yung, Y L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COOLING; FUEL CELLS; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BIOSPHERE;

HYDROGEN;

FUEL; HYDROGEN; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEN; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; CLOUD; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0038179362     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1085169     Document Type: Article

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