Temporal and spatial variability of the stable isotopic composition of atmospheric molecular hydrogen: Observations at six EUROHYDROS stations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 6985-6999

  Batenburg, A M ^a   Walter, S ^a   Pieterse, G ^a   Levin, I ^b   Schmidt, M ^c   Jordan, A ^d   Hammer, S ^b   Yver, C ^c   Rockmann T ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXING RATIO; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OXIDATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 79960576561     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-6985-2011     Document Type: Article

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