Evidence for a major missing source in the global chloromethane budget from stable carbon isotopes

Chloromethane (CH3Cl) is the most important natural input of reactive chlorine to the stratosphere, contributing about 16 % to stratospheric ozone depletion. Due to the phase-out of anthropogenic emissions of chlorofluorocarbons, CH3Cl will largely control future levels of stratospheric chlorine. Th...

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Main Authors: Bahlmann, Enno (Author) , Keppler, Frank (Author) , Greule, Markus (Author) , Schöler, Heinz Friedrich (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 08 Feb 2019
In: Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 1703-1719
ISSN:1680-7324
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-1703-2019
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-1703-2019
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/19/1703/2019/
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Author Notes:Enno Bahlmann, Frank Keppler, Julian Wittmer, Markus Greule, Heinz Friedrich Schöler, Richard Seifert, and Cornelius Zetzsch

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