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μDirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements

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μDirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements. / Gostlow, Brian; Robinson, Andrew; Harris, Niel et al.
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol. 3, No. 2, 29.04.2010, p. 507-521 .

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Gostlow, B, Robinson, A, Harris, N, O'Brien, L, Oram, D, Mills, G, Newton, H, Yong, S & Pyle, J 2010, 'μDirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements', Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 507-521 . https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-3-507-2010

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Gostlow, B., Robinson, A., Harris, N., O'Brien, L., Oram, D., Mills, G., Newton, H., Yong, S., & Pyle, J. (2010). μDirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 3(2), 507-521 . https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-3-507-2010

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Gostlow B, Robinson A, Harris N, O'Brien L, Oram D, Mills G et al. μDirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2010 Apr 29;3(2):507-521 . doi: 10.5194/amt-3-507-2010

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Gostlow, Brian ; Robinson, Andrew ; Harris, Niel et al. / μDirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements. In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2010 ; Vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 507-521 .

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