Articles | Volume 13, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6993-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6993-2013
Research article
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24 Jul 2013
Research article |  | 24 Jul 2013

Can the carbon isotopic composition of methane be reconstructed from multi-site firn air measurements?

C. J. Sapart, P. Martinerie, E. Witrant, J. Chappellaz, R. S. W. van de Wal, P. Sperlich, C. van der Veen, S. Bernard, W. T. Sturges, T. Blunier, J. Schwander, D. Etheridge, and T. Röckmann

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Subject: Isotopes | Research Activity: Field Measurements | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Chemistry (chemical composition and reactions)
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