High-precision isotope measurements of H216O, H217O, H218O, and the Δ17O-anomaly of water vapor in the southern lowermost stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2949-2959

  Franz, P ^a   Rockman T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXING RATIO; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 30344457880     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-2949-2005     Document Type: Article

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