Vertical and meridional distributions of the atmospheric CO2 mixing ratio between northern midlatitudes and southern subtropics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Machida, T ^a   Kita, K ^b   Kondo, Y ^b   Blake, D R ^c   Kawakami, S ^d   Inoue, G ^a   Ogawa, T ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Meridional distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON DIOXIDE; MIXING RATIO; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1642456617     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000910     Document Type: Article

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