An improved method for measurement of the hydrogen isotope ratio of atmospheric methane and its application to a Japanese urban atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1975-1982

  Yamada, Keita ^a,b   Ozaki, Yoko ^a   Nakagawa, Fumiko ^a,b,c   Tanaka, Misato ^a   Yoshida, Naohiro ^a,b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic sources; Gas chromatography high temperature conversion isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC TC IRMS); Landfill sites; Source identification; Stable carbon isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; LAND FILL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY (IRMS);

ATMOSPHERICS;

HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE; METHANE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BUDGET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; LANDFILL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

HONSHU; JAPAN; YOKOHAMA;

EID: 0242585366     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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