Regional N2O fluxes in Amazonia derived from aircraft vertical profiles

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 8785-8797

  Ameli, M T S D ^a   Gatti, L V ^a   Miller, J B ^b,c   Tans, P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Colorado ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; DENITRIFICATION; DRY SEASON; ESTIMATION METHOD; NITROUS OXIDE; SEASONALITY; SURFACE FLUX; VERTICAL PROFILE; WET SEASON;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 71149093446     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-8785-2009     Document Type: Article

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