Oxygen isotopic composition of carbon dioxide in the middle atmosphere
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2007
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Lewis, Brenton
Liang, Mao-Chang
Blake, Geoffrey
Yung, Yuk L
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National Academy of Sciences (USA)
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The isotopic composition of long-lived trace molecules provides a window into atmospheric transport and chemistry. Carbon dioxide is a particularly powerful tracer, because its abundance remains > 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv) in the mesosphere.
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Keywords: carbon dioxide; isotope; oxygen; ozone; altitude; atmosphere; atmospheric transport; biogeochemical cycling; biosphere; chemistry; dissociation; fractionation; isotope analysis; Lyman alpha radiation; mass independent fractionation; mathematical parameter Biogeochemical cycles; CO 2; Mesosphere; Stratosphere
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