Methane emission measurements in urban areas in Eastern Germany

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-140

  Shorter, Joanne H ^a   McManus, J Barry ^a   Kolb, Charles E ^a   Allwine, Eugene J ^b   Lamb, Brian K ^b   Mosher, Byard W ^c   Harriss, Robert C ^c   Partchatka, Uwe ^d   Fischer, Horst ^d   Harris, Geoffrey W ^d   Crutzen, Paul J ^d   Karbach, Hans Josef ^e  

^a AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CH4 emissions; Natural gas; Tracers; Tropospheric methane

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; GERMANY; URBAN AREA;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; METHANE; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN AREA;

GERMANY;

EID: 0029659748     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00162407     Document Type: Article

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