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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-5697-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-5697-2013
Research article
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13 Jun 2013
Research article |  | 13 Jun 2013

Estimating regional methane surface fluxes: the relative importance of surface and GOSAT mole fraction measurements

A. Fraser, P. I. Palmer, L. Feng, H. Boesch, A. Cogan, R. Parker, E. J. Dlugokencky, P. J. Fraser, P. B. Krummel, R. L. Langenfelds, S. O'Doherty, R. G. Prinn, L. P. Steele, M. van der Schoot, and R. F. Weiss

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