Methane emissions from SCIAMACHY observations
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Sensitivity analysis of methane emissions derived from SCIAMACHY observations through inverse modelling J. F. Meirink, H. J. Eskes, and A. P. H. Goede Climate Research and Seismology Department, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, The Netherlands Received: 22 August 2005 – Accepted: 13 September 2005 – Published: 29 September 2005 Correspondence to: J. F. Meirink ([email protected]) © 2005 Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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