Sensitivity of the atmospheric CH4 growth rate to global temperature changes observed from 1980 to 1992

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-416

  Bekki, S ^a   Law, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000148232     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v49i4.15978     Document Type: Review

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