Interannual variability and trend of CH4 lifetime as a measure for OH changes in the 1979-1993 time period

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Dentener, Frank ^a   Peters, Wouter ^b   Krol, Maarten ^b   van Weele, Michiel ^c   Bergamaschi, Peter ^a   Lelieveld, Jos ^d  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d MPI for Chemistry   (Germany)

Author keywords

Global; Hydroxyl; OH radical; Trend; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 1342331486     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002916     Document Type: Article

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