Variations in methane and nitrous oxide mixing ratios at the southern boundary of a Canadian boreal forest

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1141-1150

  Simpson, I J ^a,b   Edwards, G C ^a   Thurtell, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Long range transport; Micrometeorology; Trace gases; Tunable diode laser

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; NITROUS OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

BOREAL FOREST; DIURNAL VARIATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; NITROUS OXIDE; SEASONALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANADA;

EID: 0033103351     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00235-0     Document Type: Article

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