Continuous measurements of methane mixing ratios from ice cores

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 999-1013

  Stowasser, C ^a   Buizert, C ^a   Gkinis, V ^a   Chappellaz, J ^c   Schapbach, S ^b   Bigler, M ^b   Fan, X ^c   Sperlich, P ^a   Baumgartner, M ^b   Schilt, A ^b   Blunier, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EEMIAN; ICE CORE; ICE THICKNESS; MELTWATER; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; SAMPLING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84860791338     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-999-2012     Document Type: Article

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