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Sensor transition failure in the high flow sampler: Implications for methane emission inventories of natural gas infrastructure

Touché HowardIndaco Air Quality Services, Inc., Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Thomas W. FerraraConestoga-Rovers & Associates, Niagara Falls, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Amy Townsend-SmallDepartment of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USAView further author information
Pages 856-862 | Received 29 Oct 2014, Accepted 23 Feb 2015, Published online: 16 Jun 2015

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