Validation of routine continuous airborne CO 2 observations near the Bialystok Tall Tower

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 873-889

  Chen, H ^a,c   Winderlich, J ^a,d   Gerbig, C ^a   Katrynski, K ^b   Jordan, A ^a   Heimann, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b AeroMeteo Service   (Poland)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MIXING RATIO; OBSERVATORY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE GAS;

BIALYSTOK [POLAND]; POLAND;

EID: 84860425107     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-873-2012     Document Type: Article

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