Quantification of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chloroform emissions over Ireland from atmospheric observations at Mace Head

Sébastien Biraud; Philippe Ciais; Michel Ramonet; Peter Simmonds; Victor Kazan; Patrick Monfray; Simon O’doherty; Gerard Spain; S. Gerrard Jennings

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v54i1.16647

Quantification of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chloroform emissions over Ireland from atmospheric observations at Mace Head

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 54 (2002): Issue 1

By: Sébastien Biraud, Philippe Ciais, Michel Ramonet, Peter Simmonds, Victor Kazan, Patrick Monfray, Simon O’doherty, Gerard Spain and S. Gerrard Jennings

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