First-year sea-ice contact predicts bromine monoxide (BrO) levels at Barrow, Alaska better than potential frost flower contact

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 621-627

  Simpson, W R ^a   Carlson, D ^a   Honninger G ^a,b   Douglas, T A ^c   Sturm, M ^c   Perovich, D ^c   Platt, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; BROMINE; BROMINE COMPOUND; CLIMATE FORCING; HALOGEN; OZONE DEPLETION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA ICE; SEA SALT;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARROW; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846962102     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-621-2007     Document Type: Article

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