London methane emissions: Use of diurnal changes in concentration and δ13C to identify urban sources and verify inventories

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D7, 2001, Pages 7427-7448

  Lowry, David ^a   Holmes, Craig W ^a   Rata, Nigel D ^a   O'Brien, Phillip ^b   Nisbet, Euan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND (LONDON); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034936317     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900601     Document Type: Article

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