Quantification of emission estimates of CO2, CH4 and CO for East Asia derived from atmospheric radon-222 measurements over the western North Pacific

A. Wada; H. Matsueda; S. Murayama; S. Taguchi; S. Hirao; H. Yamazawa; J. Moriizumi; K. Tsuboi; Y. Niwa; Y. Sawa

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.18037

Quantification of emission estimates of CO2, CH4 and CO for East Asia derived from atmospheric radon-222 measurements over the western North Pacific

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 65 (2013): Issue 1

By: A. Wada, H. Matsueda, S. Murayama, S. Taguchi, S. Hirao, H. Yamazawa, J. Moriizumi, K. Tsuboi, Y. Niwa and Y. Sawa

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Submitted on: Mar 6, 2012

Accepted on: Jan 7, 2013

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Keywords:

East Asian pollution,

trace gas emission,

radon tracer method,

atmospheric radon measurement

© 2013 A. Wada, H. Matsueda, S. Murayama, S. Taguchi, S. Hirao, H. Yamazawa, J. Moriizumi, K. Tsuboi, Y. Niwa, Y. Sawa, published by Stockholm University Press
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