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Seasonal inter-relationships in atmospheric methane and companion δ13C values: effects of sinks and sources Cover

Seasonal inter-relationships in atmospheric methane and companion δ13C values: effects of sinks and sources

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
Volume 63 (2011): Issue 3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2011.00535.x | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
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Language: English
Page range: 287 - 301
Submitted on: Sep 14, 2010
Accepted on: Mar 29, 2011
Published on: Jan 1, 2011
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2011 K. R. Lassey, W. Allan, S. E. Mikaloff Fletcher, published by Stockholm University Press
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