Large-scale distribution of CH4 in the western North Pacific: Sources and transport from the Asian continent

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Bartlett, Karen B ^a   Sachse, Glen W ^b   Slate, Thomas ^b   Harward, Charles ^b   Blake, Donald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Methane; Pacific Basin; TRACE P

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METHANE; MIXING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ETHANE; PROPANE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; ASIA; EURASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MIXING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0346651427     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003076     Document Type: Article

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