Estimating the contribution of monsoon-related biogenic production to methane emissions from South Asia using CARIBIC observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Baker, Angela K ^a   Schuck, Tanja J ^a   Brenninkmeijer, Carl A M ^a   Rauthe Schöch, Armin ^a   Slemr, Franz ^a   Van Velthoven, Peter F J ^b   Lelieveld, Jos ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHANE; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE;

AIR MASS; ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION; DEEP CONVECTION; FLYING OBSERVATORIES; METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; METHANE EMISSIONS; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION; MONSOON SEASON; SOUTH ASIA; SUMMER MONSOON; TIBETAN PLATEAU; TOTAL EMISSIONS; TRACE-GASES; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AIR MASS; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; METHANE; MONSOON; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; TROPOSPHERE; WATERLOGGING; WETLAND; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON EMISSION; CROP PLANT; SUMMER;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 84861872543     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051756     Document Type: Article

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