Deducing ground-to-air emissions from observed trace gas concentrations: A field trial

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 487-502

  Flesch, T K ^a   Wilson, J D ^a   Harper, L A ^b   Crenna, B P ^a   Sharpe, R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; LASER BEAMS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

EMISSION RATES; GAS CONCENTRATION;

METEOROLOGY;

EMISSION INVENTORY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TRACE GAS;

EID: 1842787060     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2004)043<0487:DGEFOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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