Isotope composition of middle atmospheric H2O
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The isotope composition of water vapour: A powerful tool to study transport and chemistry of middle atmospheric water vapour Ch. Bechtel and A. Zahn Institut für Umweltphysik, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany Received: 11 June 2003 – Accepted: 16 July 2003 – Published: 28 July 2003 Correspondence to: A. Zahn ([email protected])
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