African CO emissions between years 2000 and 2006 as estimated from MOPITT observations

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-111

  Chevallier, F ^a   Fortems, A ^a   Bousquet, P ^a   Pison, I ^a   Szopa, S ^a   Devaux, M ^a   Hauglustaine, D A ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLOROFORM; EMISSION INVENTORY; OXIDATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; TRACER; TROPOSPHERE;

AFRICA;

EID: 60949083472     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-103-2009     Document Type: Article

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