Satellite confirmation of the dominance of chlorofluorocarbons in the global strastospheric chlorine budget.

Author(s) : RUSSELL J. M., LUO M., CICERONE R. J., DEAVER L. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The authors report a four-year global time series of satellite observations of hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride in the stratosphere, which shows that chlorofluorocarbon releases are responsible for the recent global increases in stratospheric chlorine concentrations.

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  • Original title: Satellite confirmation of the dominance of chlorofluorocarbons in the global strastospheric chlorine budget.
  • Record ID : 1997-0591
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information
  • Source: Nature - vol. 379 - n. 6565
  • Publication date: 1996/02/08
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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