An improved inlet for precisely measuring the atmospheric Ar/N<sub>2</sub> ratio

The atmospheric Ar/N<sub>2</sub> ratio is expected to be useful as a tracer of air-sea heat exchange, but this application has been hindered in part due to sampling artifacts. Here we show that the variability in &delta;(Ar/N<sub>2</sub>) due to thermal fractionation at t...

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Main Authors: T. W. Blaine, R. F. Keeling, W. J. Paplawsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/1181/2006/acp-6-1181-2006.pdf