Analysis of CO2 mole fraction data: First evidence of large-scale changes in CO2 uptake at high northern latitudes

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 13739-13758

  Barlow, J M ^a   Palmer, P I ^a   Bruhwiler, L M ^b   Tans, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84950282452     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-13739-2015     Document Type: Article

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