Measuring terrestrial fluxes of methyl chloride and methyl bromide using a stable isotope tracer technique

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2003, Pages

  Rhew, Robert C ^a   Aydin, Murat ^a   Saltzman, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OZONE; SOILS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ISOTOPE INCUBATION TECHNIQUE; TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE;

GEOPHYSICS;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; BOREAL FOREST; METHYL BROMIDE; METHYL CHLORIDE; SOIL EMISSION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642313117     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018160     Document Type: Article

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