Analysis of a 39-year continuous atmospheric CO2 record from Baring Head, New Zealand

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2683-2697

  Stephens, B B ^a,b   Brailsford, G W ^a   Gomez, A J ^c   Riedel, K ^a   Mikaloff Fletcher, S E ^a   Nichol, S ^a   Manning, M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FOSSIL FUEL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ANTARCTICA; BARING HEAD; EAST ANTARCTICA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH POLE; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

EID: 84880704984     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-2683-2013     Document Type: Article

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