Ozone loss and chlorine activation in the Arctic winters 1991-2003 derived with the tracer-tracer correlations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2181-2213

  Tilmes, S ^a   Muller R ^a   Grooss J U ^a   Russell III, J M ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10844257560     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-4-2181-2004     Document Type: Article

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