Analysis of Δo 2/ΔCO 2 ratios for the pollution events observed at Hateruma Island, Japan

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2713-2723

  Minejima, C ^a,c   Kubo, M ^b   Tohjima, Y ^a   Yamagishi, H ^a   Koyama, Y ^a   Maksyutov, S ^a   Kita, K ^b   Mukai, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION; FOSSIL FUEL; MIXING RATIO; OXYGEN;

HATERUMA; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS; SAKISHIMA ISLANDS; YAEYAMA ISLANDS;

EID: 84863196521     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2713-2012     Document Type: Article

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