Simultaneous high-precision measurements of methane and nitrous oxide in water and seawater by single phase equilibration gas chromatography

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1669-1682

  Upstill Goddard, R C ^a,b   Rees, A P ^a   Owens, N J P ^a,b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SINGLE PHASE EQUILIBRATION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030265237     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00074-X     Document Type: Article

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