Oxygen and hydrogen isotopic signatures of large atmospheric ice conglomerations

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-202

  Martinez Fris J ^a   Delgado, A ^b   Milla M ^c   Reyes, E ^b   Rull, F ^a,d   Travis, D ^e   Garcia, R ^f   LoPez Vera F ^g   Rodriguez Losada J A ^h   Martin Rubi, J A ⁱ   Raya, J ^b   Santoyo, E ^j  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^f MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

ⁱ INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^j INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

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Author keywords

Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Ice conglomeration; Megacryometeors; Tropopause

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; HYDROGEN; ICE; ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN 18; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPOPAUSE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; GROWTH RATE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLING; SHEAR RATE; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TROPOSPHERE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

EID: 27944451049     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-005-2007-7     Document Type: Article

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