Carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions of stratospheric methane: 2. Two-dimensional model results and implications for kinetic isotope effects

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  McCarthy, M C ^a   Boering, K A ^a   Rice, A L ^b   Tyler, S C ^b   Connell, P ^c   Atlas, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Hydrogen isotopes; Methane; Methane isotopes; Stratospheric methane

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; METHANE; MODELING; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 1342291100     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003183     Document Type: Article

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