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Research article
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07 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 07 Nov 2018
| 07 Nov 2018
Monitoring global tropospheric OH concentrations using satellite observations of atmospheric methane
Yuzhong Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC, USA
Daniel J. Jacob
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Joannes D. Maasakkers
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Melissa P. Sulprizio
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Jian-Xiong Sheng
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Ritesh Gautam
Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC, USA
John Worden
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, CA, USA
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We assess the potential of using satellite observations of atmospheric methane to monitor global mean tropospheric OH concentration, a key parameter for the oxidizing power of the atmosphere.
We assess the potential of using satellite observations of atmospheric methane to monitor global...
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