Source attribution of the changes in atmospheric methane for 2006-2008

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3689-3700

  Bousquet, P ^a,b   Ringeval, B ^a   Pison, I ^a   Dlugokencky, E J ^c   Brunke, E G ^d   Carouge, C ^a   Chevallier, F ^a   Fortems Cheiney, A ^a   Frankenberg, C ^e   Hauglustaine, D A ^a   Krummel, P B ^f   Langenfelds, R L ^e   Ramonet, M ^a   Schmidt, M ^a   Steele, L P ^e   Szopa, S ^a   Yver, C ^a   Viovy, N ^a   Ciais, P ^a  

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

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

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC SINK; EMISSION; METHANE; WETLAND;

EURASIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 79955032466     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3689-2011     Document Type: Article

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