Fundamental differences between Arctic and Antarctic ozone depletion

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 6220-6225

  Solomon, Susan ^a   Haskins, Jessica ^a   Ivy, Diane J ^a   Min, Flora ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric chemistry; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID; OZONE;

ALTITUDE; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOUD; COLD; OZONE DEPLETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; STRATOSPHERE;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ATMOSPHERE; OZONE DEPLETION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEASONS; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84899643584     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1319307111     Document Type: Article

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