Continuing decline in the growth rate of the atmospheric methane burden

Nature

Volumn 393, Issue 6684, 1998, Pages 447-450

  Dlugokencky, E J ^a   Masarie'T, K A ^a   Lang, P M ^a   Tans, P P ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC METHANE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032482404     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/30934     Document Type: Article

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