Methyl chloride in the upper troposphere observed by the CARIBIC passenger aircraft observatory: Large-scale distributions and Asian summer monsoon outflow

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5542-5558

  Umezawa, T ^a   Baker, A K ^a   Oram, D ^b   Sauvage, C ^a   O'Sullivan D ^b,c   Rauthe Schoch A ^a   Montzka, S A ^d   Zahn, A ^e   Brenninkmeijer, C A M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MIXING; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ASIAN MONSOON; CARIBIC; LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS; METHYL CHLORIDES; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL GRADIENTS;

TROPICS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LATITUDE; METHYL CHLORIDE; MIXING RATIO; MONSOON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPOSPHERE;

SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 84901710686     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021396     Document Type: Article

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