Long-lived halocarbon trends and budgets from atmospheric chemistry modelling constrained with measurements in polar firn

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3911-3934

  Martinerie, P ^a   Nourtier Mazauric, E ^a   Barnola, J M ^a   Sturges, W T ^b   Worton, D R ^b,f   Atlas, E ^c   Gohar, L K ^d,g   Shine, K P ^d   Brasseur, G P ^e  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC SINK; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FIRN; GREEN FUNCTION; HALOCARBON; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WEATHER STATION;

ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC;

EID: 70349607773     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-3911-2009     Document Type: Article

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