A Fourier transform infrared trace gas and isotope analyser for atmospheric applications

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2481-2498

  Griffith, D W T ^a   Deutscher, N M ^a,c   Caldow, C ^a   Kettlewell, G ^a   Riggenbach, M ^a   Hammer, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BASELINE CONDITIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE GAS;

EID: 84867952215     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-2481-2012     Document Type: Article

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