An inverse modeling approach to investigate the global atmospheric methane cycle

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-76

  Hein, Ralf ^a,c   Crutzen, Paul J ^a   Heimann, Martin ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC SINK; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CMDL; METHANE CYCLE; NOAA;

EID: 0031451340     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GB03043     Document Type: Article

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