Global modeling of the isotopic analogues of N2O: Stratospheric distributions, budgets, and the 17O-18O mass-independent anomaly

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  McLinden, Chris A ^a   Prather, Michael J ^b   Johnson, Matthew S ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Global model; Isotopologue; Isotopomer; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 1642538438     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002560     Document Type: Article

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