Design and performance of a Nafion dryer for continuous operation at CO2and CH4 air monitoring sites

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1217-1226

  Welp, L R ^a   Keeling, R F ^a   Weiss, R F ^a   Paplawsky, W ^a   Heckman, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Earth Networks Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; AMBIENT AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GAS; GUIDELINE; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; MODEL VALIDATION; MONITORING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPECTROMETER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 84882768016     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-1217-2013     Document Type: Article

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