Atmospheric observations of Arctic Ocean methane emissions up to 82° north

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 318-321

  Kort, E A ^a,b   Wofsy, S C ^a   Daube, B C ^a   Diao, M ^c   Elkins, J W ^d   Gao, R S ^d   Hintsa, E J ^d,e   Hurst, D F ^d,e   Jimenez, R ^f   Moore, F L ^d,e   Spackman, J R ^d,g   Zondlo, M A ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^g SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; GAS HYDRATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; ICE COVER; METHANE; PERMAFROST; SEA ICE; SURFACE WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84860428615     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1452     Document Type: Article

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