Measurements of CO2, its stable isotopes, O2/N 2, and222Rn at Bern, Switzerland

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1991-2004

  Sturm, P ^a   Leuenberger, M ^a   Valentino, F L ^a   Lehmann, B ^a   Ihly, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIURNAL VARIATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RADON; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33746930898     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-1991-2006     Document Type: Article

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