Exchange of methane from rice fields: National, regional, and global budgets

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D21, 1999, Pages 26943-26951

  Sass, R L ^a   Fisher Jr , F M ^a   Ding, A ^a   Huang, Y ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GAS EXCHANGE; METHANE; PADDY FIELD;

EID: 0033589442     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900081     Document Type: Article

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