Transport mechanisms for synoptic, seasonal and interannual SF6 variations and "age" of air in troposphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1209-1225

  Patra, P K ^a   Takigawa, M ^a   Dutton, G S ^b   Uhse, K ^c   Ishijima, K ^a   Lintner, B R ^d   Miyazaki, K ^a   Elkins, J W ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MIXING RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 60649117406     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-1209-2009     Document Type: Article

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