Influence of atmospheric stability and transport on CH4 concentrations in northern Spain

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 550, Issue , 2016, Pages 157-166

  García, M Ángeles ^a   Sánchez, M Luisa ^a   Pérez, Isidro A ^a   Ozores, Marta I ^a   Pardo, Nuria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; Background concentration; Backward trajectories; Methane; Richardson number

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICALS; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; METHANE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SHEAR FLOW; SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; BULK RICHARDSON NUMBER; CAVITY RING DOWN SPECTROSCOPIES; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; RICHARDSON NUMBER;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

METHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METHANE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE; AUTUMN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROPLAND; EUROPE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEAR FLOW; SOLAR RADIATION; SPAIN; SPECTROSCOPY; SUMMER; WATER VAPOR; WINTER;

SPAIN;

EID: 84955112955     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.099     Document Type: Article

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