Biogenic hydrocarbon emissions from southern African savannas

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 25859-25865

  Guenther, Alex ^a   Otter, Luanne ^b   Zimmerman, Patrick ^a   Greenberg, Jim ^a   Scholes, Robert ^c   Scholes, Mary ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Div of Forest Sci and Technology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; ISOPRENE; MONOTERPENE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030326385     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02597     Document Type: Article

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