Atmospheric hydroperoxides in West Antarctica: Links to stratospheric ozone and atmospheric oxidation capacity

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Frey, Markus M ^a,b   Stewart, Richard W ^c   McConnell, Joseph R ^d   Bales, Roger C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Merced   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OZONE;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 31344440580     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006110     Document Type: Article

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