Time and space variations of the O2/N2 ratio in the troposphere over Japan and estimation of the global CO2 budget for the period 2000–2010

Systematic measurements of the atmospheric O2/N2 ratio have been made using aircraft and ground-based stations in Japan since 1999. The observed seasonal cycles of the O2/N2 ratio and atmospheric potential oxygen (APO) vary almost in opposite phase to that of the CO2 concentration at all altitudes,...

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Main Authors: Shigeyuki Ishidoya, Shuji Aoki, Daisuke Goto, Takakiyo Nakazawa, Shoichi Taguchi, Prabir K. Patra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-07-01
Series:Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology
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Online Access:http://www.tellusb.net/index.php/tellusb/article/view/18964/pdf_1