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Interannual variability of isotopic composition in water vapor over western Africa and its relationship to ENSO
A. Okazaki
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Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Y. Satoh
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
G. Tremoy
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR8212, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
F. Vimeux
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR8212, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Laboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier, UMR 5569, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, CNRS-IRD-UM1-UM2, Montpellier, France
R. Scheepmaker
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands
K. Yoshimura
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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Subject: Isotopes | Research Activity: Atmospheric Modelling and Data Analysis | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Chemistry (chemical composition and reactions)
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Sergey Gromov, Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer, and Patrick Jöckel
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 8525–8552, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8525-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8525-2017, 2017
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J. Erbland, J. Savarino, S. Morin, J. L. France, M. M. Frey, and M. D. King
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7001–7026, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7001-2011, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7001-2011, 2011
S. Morin, R. Sander, and J. Savarino
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 3653–3671, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-3653-2011, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-3653-2011, 2011
E. D. Sofen, B. Alexander, and S. A. Kunasek
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 3565–3578, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-3565-2011, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-3565-2011, 2011
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 5043–5056, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-5043-2009, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-5043-2009, 2009
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