Where do fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions from California go? An analysis based on radiocarbon observations and an atmospheric transport model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Riley, W J ^a   Hsueh, D Y ^b,c   Randerson, J T ^b   Fischer, M L ^a   Hatch, J G ^d   Pataki, D E ^b   Wang, W ^b   Goulden, M L ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Brightworks LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FOSSIL FUEL; MIXING RATIO; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 61749083296     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000625     Document Type: Article

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