On using radon-222 and CO2 to calculate regional-scale CO 2 fluxes

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3737-3747

  Hirsch, A I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; RADON ISOTOPE;

EID: 34547151305     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-3737-2007     Document Type: Article

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