Modeling atmospheric δ13CH4 and the causes of recent changes in atmospheric CH4 amounts

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 22923-22932

  Gupta, Mohan ^a   Tyler, Stanley ^a   Cicerone, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL; METHANE; MODELLING;

EID: 0030403847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02386     Document Type: Article

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