Seasonal variation of hydrocarbons in the free troposphere at mid-latitudes

P. Lightman; A. S. Kallend; A. R. W. Marsh; B. M. R. Jones; S. A. Penkett

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v42i5.15236

Seasonal variation of hydrocarbons in the free troposphere at mid-latitudes

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 42 (1990): Issue 5

By: P. Lightman, A. S. Kallend, A. R. W. Marsh, B. M. R. Jones and S. A. Penkett

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v42i5.15236 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 408 - 422

Submitted on: Apr 7, 1989

Accepted on: May 17, 1990

Published on: Jan 1, 1990

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© 1990 P. Lightman, A. S. Kallend, A. R. W. Marsh, B. M. R. Jones, S. A. Penkett, published by Stockholm University Press
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