Investigating bias in the application of curve fitting programs to atmospheric time series

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1469-1489

  Pickers, P A ^a   Manning, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA SET; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHANE; OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84925400811     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-1469-2015     Document Type: Article

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