Inorganic chlorine variability in the antarctic vortex and implications for ozone recovery

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14,098-14,109

  Strahan, S E ^a,b   Douglass, A R ^b   Newman, P A ^b   Steenrod, S D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; VORTEX;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84921415320     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022295     Document Type: Article

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