A note on isotopic ratios and the global atmospheric methane budget

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-81

  Tans, Pieter P ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SINK; ISOTOPIC RATIO; METHANE;

EID: 0031450217     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GB03940     Document Type: Article

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