Source determination from trace gas observations: An orthogonal function approach and results for long-lived gases with surface sources

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 18569-18585

  Plumb, R Alan ^a   Zheng, Xinyu ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; SOURCE; TRACE GAS; TRANSPORT MODEL;

EID: 0000669794     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00573     Document Type: Article

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