Seasonal, semiannual, and interannual variability seen in measurements of methane made by the UARS Halogen Occultation Experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 16189-16199

  Ruth, Sarah ^a,c   Kennaugh, Richard ^a   Gray, Lesley J ^a   Russell III, J M ^b,d  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

EID: 0031397794     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00868     Document Type: Article

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