Stable carbon isotopic composition of atmospheric methane: A comparison of surface level and free tropospheric air

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D11, 1999, Pages 13895-13910

  Tyler, Stanley C ^a   Ajie, Henry O ^a   Gupta, Mohan L ^a,c   Cicerone, Ralph J ^a   Blake, Donald R ^a   Dlugokencky, Ed J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; TROPOSPHERE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033503966     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900029     Document Type: Article

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