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Original Articles

On the long-term stability of reference gases for atmospheric O2/N2 and CO2 measurements

Ralph F. KeelingScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA92093-0244, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew C. ManningFormerly at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, currently at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, NorwichNR4 7TJ, UK
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William J. PaplawskyScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA92093-0244, USA
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Adam C. CoxScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA92093-0244, USA
Pages 3-14 | Received 29 Mar 2006, Accepted 27 Jul 2006, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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