Preparation of natural methane samples for stable isotope and radiocarbon analysis

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 408-418

  Kessler, John D ^a   Reeburgh, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33644893643     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2005.3.408     Document Type: Article

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