Greenhouse gas analysis of air samples collected onboard the CARIBIC passenger aircraft

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 449-464

  Schuck, T J ^a   Brenninkmeijer, C A M ^a   Slemr, F ^a   Xueref Remy, I ^b   Zahn, A ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HALOCARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REAL TIME; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; TRACE GAS; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

GERMANY; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 75749154281     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-2-449-2009     Document Type: Article

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