Global budget of ethane and regional constraints on U.S. sources

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Xiao, Yaping ^a,b   Logan, Jennifer A ^a   Jacob, Daniel J ^a   Hudman, Rynda C ^a   Yantosca, Robert ^a   Blake, Donald R ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHANE; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ETHANE; FOSSIL FUEL; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249140655     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009415     Document Type: Article

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