High accuracy measurements of dry mole fractions of carbon dioxide and methane in humid air

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 837-860

  Rella, C W ^a   Chen, H ^b   Andrews, A E ^b   Filges, A ^c   Gerbig, C ^c   Hatakka, J ^d   Karion, A ^b,g   Miles, N L ^e   Richardson, S J ^e   Steinbacher, M ^f   Sweeney, C ^b,g   Wastine, B ^h   Zellweger, C ^f  

^a PICARRO INC   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMIDITY; METHANE; OPTICAL METHOD; PRECISION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84880213699     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-837-2013     Document Type: Article

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