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)

Abstract

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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PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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