Carbon isotopic compositions of C2-C5 hydrocarbons and methyl chloride in urban, coastal, and maritime atmospheres over the western North Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D13, 1999, Pages 16033-16039

  Tsunogai, Urumu ^a,c   Yoshida, Naohiro ^a,c   Gamo, Toshitaka ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELEMNOIDEA;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MIXING RATIO;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032785146     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900217     Document Type: Article

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