Production of cosmogenic isotopes 7Be, 10Be, 14C, 22Na, and 36Cl in the atmosphere: Altitudinal profiles of yield functions

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 8125-8136

  Poluianov, S V ^a   Kovaltsov, G A ^b   Mishev, A L ^a   Usoskin, I G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; COSMIC RAY; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; POLAR REGION; SODIUM; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84978909207     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD025034     Document Type: Article

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