Winter and spring thaw as observed with imaging radar at BOREAS

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 29673-29684

  Way, JoBea ^a   Zimmermann, Reiner ^b   Rignot, Eric ^a   McDonald, Kyle ^a   Oren, Ram ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; CARBON EXCHANGE; ERS-1; RADAR; SOIL RESPIRATION; THAW;

CANADA;

EID: 0031433681     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03878     Document Type: Article

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