Inverse modeling of the global methyl chloride sources

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Yoshida, Yasuko ^a   Wang, Yuhang ^a   Shim, Changsub ^a   Cunnold, Derek ^a   Blake, Donald R ^b   Dutton, Geoffrey S ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOMASS BURNING; FIELD METHOD; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; METHYL CHLORIDE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 33847183931     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006696     Document Type: Article

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