Impact of deep convection and dehydration on bromine loading in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2671-2687

  Aschmann, J ^a   Sinnhuber, B M ^a,c   Chipperfield, M P ^b   Hossaini, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BROMINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTION; DEHYDRATION; DILUTION; EL NINO; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); STRATOSPHERE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79952910014     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-2671-2011     Document Type: Article

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