Seasonal variation of CH4 emissions from central California

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Jeong, Seongeun ^a   Zhao, Chuanfeng ^a,b   Andrews, Arlyn E ^c   Bianco, Laura ^c,d   Wilczak, James M ^c   Fischer, Marc L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; MODELS; TOWERS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING; CALIFORNIA; EMISSION MODEL; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN TRANSPORT MODEL; MIXING RATIOS; RADAR WIND PROFILERS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; TRANSPORT MODELS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITIES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MAP; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862271585     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016896     Document Type: Article

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