Biogenic NO emissions from savanna soils as a function of fire regime, soil type, soil nitrogen, and water status

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23683-23688

  Parsons, Dirk A B ^a,b   Scholes, Mary C ^a   Scholes, Robert J ^b   Levine, Joel S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; FIRE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SAVANNA; SOIL FLUX;

SOUTH AFRICA, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030357340     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd02140     Document Type: Article

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