Long-term changes of hydrogen-containing species in the stratosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1973-1979

  Riese, M ^a   Grooss J U ^a   Feck, T ^a   Rohs, S ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogen economy; Methane trend; Stratospheric water vapour

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OXIDATION; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

HYDROGEN ECONOMY; METHANE OXIDATION; STRATOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

LONG-TERM CHANGE; METHANE; OXIDATION; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33751021658     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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