Rising atmospheric methane: 2007–2014 growth and isotopic shift

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1356-1370

  Nisbet, E G ^a   Dlugokencky, E J ^b   Manning, M R ^c   Lowry, D ^a   Fisher, R E ^a   France, J L ^a,d   Michel, S E ^e   Miller, J B ^e   White, J W C ^e   Vaughn, B ^e   Bousquet, P ^f   Pyle, J A ^g   Warwick, N J ^g   Cain, M ^g   Brownlow, R ^a   Zazzeri, G ^a   Lanoiselle M ^a   Manning, A C ^d   Gloor, E ^h   Worthy, D E J ⁱ   Brunke, E G ^j   Labuschagne, C ^j,k   Wolff, E W ^g   Ganesan, A L ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^j SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

^k NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

atmospheric methane; growth; isotopic measurement

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL CHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; PADDY FIELD; RUMINANT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TRACER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

EID: 84989234969     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GB005406     Document Type: Article

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