OCS photolytic isotope effects from first principles: Sulfur and carbon isotopes, temperature dependence and implications for the stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1511-1520

  Schmidt, J A ^a   Johnson, M S ^a   Hattori, S ^b   Yoshida, N ^b   Nanbu, S ^c   Schinke, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PHOTOLYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EID: 84873685916     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-1511-2013     Document Type: Article

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