Landfill methane emissions measured by enclosure and atmospheric tracer methods

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 16711-16719

  Czepiel, P M ^a,d   Mosher, B ^a   Harriss, R C ^a,e   Shorter, J H ^b   McManus, J B ^b   Kolb, C E ^b   Allwine, E ^c   Lamb, B K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^c Washington State University   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRACER; EMISSION; LANDFILL; METHANE;

USA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NASHUA;

EID: 0030429233     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00864     Document Type: Article

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