Toward constraining regional-scale fluxes of CO2 with atmospheric observations over a continent: 1. Observed spatial variability from airborne platforms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Gerbig, C ^a   Lin, J C ^a   Wofsy, S C ^a   Daube, B C ^a   Andrews, A E ^b   Stephens, B B ^c   Bakwin, P S ^b   Grainger, C A ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Regional carbon flux

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 1642316246     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003018     Document Type: Article

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