The isotopic composition of methane in the stratosphere: High-altitude balloon sample measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 13287-13304

  Rockmann T ^a,b   Brass, M ^a,b   Borchers, R ^c   Engel, A ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BALLOON OBSERVATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; POLAR REGION; REACTION KINETICS; STRATOSPHERE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84055176603     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-13287-2011     Document Type: Article

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