Relative contribution of transport/surface flux to the seasonal vertical synoptic CO2 variability in the troposphere over Narita

Tomoko Shirai; Toshinobu Machida; Hidekazu Matsueda; Yousuke Sawa; Yosuke Niwa; Shamil Maksyutov; Kaz Higuchi

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.19138

Relative contribution of transport/surface flux to the seasonal vertical synoptic CO2 variability in the troposphere over Narita

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Tomoko Shirai, Toshinobu Machida, Hidekazu Matsueda, Yousuke Sawa, Yosuke Niwa, Shamil Maksyutov and Kaz Higuchi

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Jul 12, 2012

Accepted on: Nov 20, 2012

Published on: Jan 1, 2012

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Keywords:

synoptic-scale variability,

aircraft measurements

© 2012 Tomoko Shirai, Toshinobu Machida, Hidekazu Matsueda, Yousuke Sawa, Yosuke Niwa, Shamil Maksyutov, Kaz Higuchi, published by Stockholm University Press
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