Gaseous emissions and oxygen consumption in hydroelectric dams: A case study in French Guyana

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-483

  Galy Lacaux, Corinne ^a   Delmas, Robert ^a   Jambert, Corinne ^a   Dumestre, Jean François ^a   Labroue, Louis ^a   Richard, Sandrine ^b   Gosse, Philippe ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HYDRECO Laboratoire de Petit Saut   (France)

^c Direction des Etudes et Recherches   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON LOSS; EMISSION; GAS EMISSION; HDROELECTRIC DAM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

FRENCH GUYANA;

EID: 0031418744     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GB01625     Document Type: Article

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