Methane in the tropical South Atlantic: Sources and distribution during the late dry season

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 24139-24150

  Bartlett, Karen B ^a   Sachse, Glen W ^b   Collins Jr , James E ^c   Harriss, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; ATMOSPHERIC GASES; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; POLLUTION; TRACE A;

ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL SOUTH);

EID: 0030441003     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd03572     Document Type: Article

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