Estimation of atmospheric methane emissions between 1996 and 2001 using a three-dimensional global chemical transport model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Chen, Yu Han ^a,b   Prinn, Ronald G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE EFFECT; GLOBAL CHANGE; METHANE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 33745928140     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006058     Document Type: Article

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