Atmospheric histories and growth trends of C 4F 10, C 5F 12, C 6F 14, C 7F 16 and C 8F 18

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4313-4325

  Ivy, D J ^a   Arnold, T ^b   Harth, C M ^b   Steele, L P ^c   Muhle J ^b   Rigby, M ^a,d   Salameh, P K ^b   Leist, M ^c,e   Krummel, P B ^c   Fraser, P J ^c   Weiss, R F ^b   Prinn, R G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FLUOROCARBON; GROWTH RATE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860717512     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4313-2012     Document Type: Article

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