Onboard measurement system of atmospheric carbon monoxide in the Pacific by voluntary observing ships

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2495-2507

  Nara, H ^a   Tanimoto, H ^a   Nojiri, Y ^a   Mukai, H ^a   MacHida, T ^a   Tohjima, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST; MIXING RATIO; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; VESSEL;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84857778796     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2495-2011     Document Type: Article

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