The sulfur cycle at high-southern latitudes in the LMD-ZT General Circulation Model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue D23, 2002, Pages

  Cosme, E ^a   Genthon, C ^a   Martinerie, P ^a   Boucher, O ^b   Pham, M ^c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

^b Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dimethylsulfide; General circulation model; Ocean atmosphere flux; Sulfur cycle; Tropospheric chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347076441     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002149     Document Type: Article

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