Shrubland fluxes of methyl bromide and methyl chloride

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D18, 2001, Pages 20875-20882

  Rhew, Robert C ^a   Miller, Benjamin R ^a   Vollmer, Martin K ^a   Weiss, Ray F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSTOMA FASCICULATUM; LARREA TRIDENTATA;

FLUX MEASUREMENT; METHYL BROMIDE; METHYL CHLORIDE; SHRUBLAND; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034779175     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000413     Document Type: Article

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