A new Himalayan ice core CH4 record: Possible hints at the preindustrial latitudinal gradient

Climate of the Past

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2549-2554

  Hou, S ^a   Chappellaz, J ^b   Raynaud, D ^b   Masson Delmotte, V ^c   Jouzel, J ^c   Bousquet, P ^c   Hauglustaine, D ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VERIMAG   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HOLOCENE; ICE CORE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; PALEOATMOSPHERE;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; KHUMBU HIMAL; MOUNT EVEREST; RONGBUK GLACIER; XIZANG;

EID: 84887657130     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-9-2549-2013     Document Type: Article

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