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Original Articles

Changing concentration, lifetime and climate forcing of atmospheric methane

Jos LelieveldInstitute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Paul J. CrutzenMax-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, D-55020Mainz, Germany
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Frank J. DentenerInstitute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Pages 128-150 | Received 08 Apr 1997, Accepted 04 Sep 1997, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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