Characterization of uncertainties in atmospheric trace gas inversions using hierarchical Bayesian methods

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3855-3864

  Ganesan, A L ^a   Rigby, M ^b   Zammit Mangion, A ^b   Manning, A J ^c   Prinn, R G ^a   Fraser, P J ^d   Harth, C M ^e   Kim, K R ^f   Krummel, P B ^d   Li, S ^g   Muhle J ^e   O'Doherty, S J ^b   Park, S ^h   Salameh, P K ^e   Steele, L P ^d   Weiss, R F ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^g Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^h Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CARBON EMISSION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PROBABILITY; TRACE GAS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84898778413     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-3855-2014     Document Type: Article

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