Analysis of anthropogenic CO2 signal in ICARTT using a regional chemical transport model and observed tracers

J . E. Campbell; G. R. Carmichael; Y. Tang; T. Chai; S. A. Vay; Y.-H. Choi; G. W. Sachse; H. B. Singh; J. L. Schnoor; J. Woo; J. M. Vukovich; D. G. Streets; L. G. Huey; C. O. Stanier

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00239.x

Analysis of anthropogenic CO2 signal in ICARTT using a regional chemical transport model and observed tracers

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 59 (2007): Issue 2

By: J . E. Campbell, G. R. Carmichael, Y. Tang, T. Chai, S. A. Vay, Y.-H. Choi, G. W. Sachse, H. B. Singh, J. L. Schnoor, J. Woo, J. M. Vukovich, D. G. Streets, L. G. Huey and C. O. Stanier

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