μdirac: An autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 507-521

  Gostlow, B ^a   Robinson, A D ^a   Harris, N R P ^a   O'Brien, L M ^a   Oram, D E ^b   Mills, G P ^b   Newton, H M ^b   Yong, S E ^c   Pyle, J A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Malaysian Meteorological Department   (Malaysia)

^d Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953940412     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-507-2010     Document Type: Article

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