Continuous measurements of atmospheric oxygen and carbon dioxide on a North Sea gas platform

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-125

  Van Der Laan Luijkx, I T ^a   Neubert, R E M ^a   Van Der Laan, S ^a   Meijer, H A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; FUEL CELL; GAS PLATFORM; GAS PRODUCTION; INFRARED RADIATION; OIL PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 78449263128     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-113-2010     Document Type: Article

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