A Bayesian inversion estimate of N2O emissions for western and central Europe and the assessment of aggregation errors

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3443-3458

  Thompson, R L ^a,b   Gerbig, C ^b   Rodenbeck C ^b  

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

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; EMISSION; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

BENELUX; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79954438884     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3443-2011     Document Type: Article

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