Train-borne measurements of tropical methane enhancements from ephemeral wetlands in Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Deutscher, Nicholas M ^a   Griffith, David W T ^a   Paton Walsh, Clare ^a   Borah, Rittick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; TROPICS;

A-TRAIN; AIR POLLUTION MODELS; AUSTRALIA; TROPICAL WETLAND; WET SEASON;

WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EPHEMERAL LAKE; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MONSOON; SAVANNA; TRAIN; TRANSECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955534832     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013151     Document Type: Article

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