The hydrogen isotopic composition of water vapor entering the stratosphere inferred from high-precision measurements of δD-CH4 and δD-H2

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  McCarthy, M C ^a   Boering, K A ^a,b   Rahn, T ^c   Eiler, J M ^c   Rice, A L ^d   Tyler, S C ^d   Schauffler, S ^e   Atlas, E ^e   Johnson, D G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen isotopic composition; Stratosphere; Tropical troposphere layer; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 2942527134     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd004003     Document Type: Article

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