Short-term variations in the oxidizing power of the atmosphere

Nature

Volumn 436, Issue 7053, 2005, Pages 1001-1004

  Manning, Martin R ^a   Lowe, David C ^b   Moss, Rowena C ^b   Bodeker, Gregory E ^b   Allan, William ^b  

^a IPCC Working Group I Support Unit   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION;

OXIDANTS; RADICALS; TRACE GASES;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CARBON 14; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ATMOSPHERE; OXIDANT;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSMIC RADIATION; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE GAS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

EID: 23944479122     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03900     Document Type: Article

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