Biomass burning emissions and vertical distribution of atmospheric methyl halides and other reduced carbon gases in the South Atlantic region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 24151-24164

  Blake, Nicola J ^a   Blake, Donald R ^a   Sive, Barkley C ^a   Chen, Tai Yih ^a   Rowland, F Sherwood ^a   Collins Jr , James E ^b   Sachse, Glen W ^c   Anderson, Bruce E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; ATMOSPHERIC GASES; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT MODEL; BIOMASS BURNING; HYDROCARBON; METHYL HALIDES; METHYLHALIDE; REDUCED CARBON GASES; TRACE A; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL PROFILES;

ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL SOUTH);

EID: 0030434750     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00561     Document Type: Article

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