Evaluation of source gas lifetimes from stratospheric observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 25543-25564

  Volk, C M ^a,b,c   Elkins, J W ^a   Fahey, D W ^d   Dutton, G S ^a,b   Gilligan, J M ^a,b,e   Loewenstein, M ^f   Podolske, J R ^f   Chan, K R ^f   Gunson, M R ^g  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME; CFC; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

EID: 0040698090     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02215     Document Type: Review

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