A decline in tropospheric organic bromine

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Montzka, S A ^a   Butler, J H ^a   Hall, B D ^a   Mondeel, D J ^b   Elkins, J W ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BROMINE; OZONE; BUDGET CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC BROMINE; ATMOSPHERIC BUDGET; GROUND BASED; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METHYL BROMIDE;

TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BROMINE; METHYL BROMIDE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0242368910     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017745     Document Type: Article

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