O2/N2 ratios of occluded air in the GISP2 ice core

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Suwa, Makoto ^a,b   Bender, Michael L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HYDRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BUBBLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ICE CORE; OZONE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SUMMIT;

EID: 84905354769     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009589     Document Type: Article

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