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Perfluorocarbon tracer (PMCH) dispersion measurements, Birmingham (GASPOL)

Field

Perfluorocarbon tracer (PMCH) concentration measurements at sites around Birmingham characterising dispersion of pollutants within and from the city.

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GASPOL: Atmospheric perfluoromethylcyclohexane (PMCH) measurements, Birmingham, UK (2007). [Data set]. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/89733439ebe97d8bd96abe65e8c298b9

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Details

Resource
Measurements
Method
Field
Geometry
City scale
Topic
Dispersion & air quality
Quantities
Concentration
Instrument
Tracer release
Location
Birmingham, UK · more from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Year
2007

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