Features of the annual evolution of CO2 and CH4 in the atmosphere of a Mediterranean climate site studied using a nonparametric and a harmonic function

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1013-1021

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Harmonic model; Kernel regression; Methane; South western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992473935     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2016.06.006     Document Type: Article

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