A CH4 emission estimate for the Kuparuk River basin, Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D22, 1998, Pages 29005-29013

  Reeburgh, W S ^a   King, J Y ^a   Regli, S K ^a   Kling, G W ^b   Auerbach, N A ^c   Walker, D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; PERMAFROST; SOIL EMISSION; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; KUPARUK RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033610829     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jd00993     Document Type: Article

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