The D/H content of methane emitted from biomass burning

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-24

  Snove, Amy K ^a   Quay, Paul D ^a,d   Hao, Wei Min ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire Science Laboratory   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINUS PONDEROSA;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; FOREST FIRE; LABORATORY METHOD; METHANE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033756268     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GB900075     Document Type: Article

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