Atmospheric methane in the Mediterranean: Analysis of measurements at the island of Lampedusa during 1995-2005

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3877-3888

  Artuso, F ^a   Chamard, P ^a   Piacentino, S ^a   di Sarra, A ^a   Meloni, D ^a   Monteleone, F ^a   Sferlazzo, D M ^a   Thiery, F ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric methane; Growth rate; Latitude gradient; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GAS PIPELINES; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROWTH RATE; METHANE; MIXING;

AIRMASS; ATMOSPHERIC METHANE; LATITUDE GRADIENTS; SEASONAL CYCLES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

METHANE;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAKAGE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWTH RATE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; AGRIGENTO; ALGERIA; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAMPEDUSA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; PELAGI ISLANDS; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247379131     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.01.024     Document Type: Article

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