Increasing concentrations of dichloromethane, CH2Cl2, inferred from CARIBIC air samples collected 1998-2012

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1939-1958

  Leedham Elvidge, E C ^a   Oram, D E ^b   Laube, J C ^b   Baker, A K ^a   Montzka, S A ^c   Humphrey, S ^b   O'Sullivan, D A ^b,d   Brenninkmeijer, C A M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC COMPOUND; OZONE DEPLETION; SOLVENT; STRATOSPHERE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 84923378008     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-1939-2015     Document Type: Article

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