Atmospheric methane measurements in central New England: An analysis of the long-term trend and the seasonal and diurnal cycles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue 3339, 1998, Pages 10621-10630

  Shipham, Mark C ^a   Bartlett, Karen B ^b   Crill, Patrick M ^b   Harriss, Robert C ^c   Blaha, Denise ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL CYCLE; METHANE; MIXING RATIO;

NEW ENGLAND; USA;

EID: 0343927359     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jd00106     Document Type: Article

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