Stable carbon isotope fractionation in the UV photolysis of CFC-11 and CFC-12

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4379-4385

  Zuiderweg, A ^a   Kaiser, J ^b   Laube, J C ^b   Rockmann T ^a   Holzinger, R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CFC; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84862084803     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4379-2012     Document Type: Article

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