Improving measurements of SF6 for the study of atmospheric transport and emissions

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2441-2451

  Hall, B D ^a   Dutton, G S ^b   Mondeel, D J ^b   Nance, J D ^b   Rigby, M ^c   Butler, J H ^a   Moore, F L ^b   Hurst, D F ^b   Elkins, J W ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUORIDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 84857698592     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2441-2011     Document Type: Article

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