Isotopic ratios of water vapor and methane in the stratosphere: Comparison between ATMOS measurements and a one-dimensional model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 16, 2002, Pages

  Ridal, Martin ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HDO; Isotopic ratio; Tropical stratosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448979214     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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