Ebullition of methane-containing gas bubbles from near-surface Sphagnum peat

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Baird, Andrew J ^a   Beckwith, Clive W ^a   Waldron, Susan ^b   Waddington, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

1610 Global Change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325); 1615 Global Change: Biogeochemical processes (4805); 1829 Hydrology: Groundwater hydrology; 1890 Hydrology: Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; METHANE; PEAT; PORE PRESSURE; WETLANDS;

BIOGENIC; BOG PEATS; GAS BUBBLES; POREWATER CONCENTRATIONS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; EMISSION; GAS; METHANE; PEAT;

BIOGENIC GAS BUBBLES; BOG PEATS; GAS BUBBLE; NEAR SURFACES; PEATLAND; PORE WATERS; SPHAGNUM PEAT;

SPHAGNUM;

EID: 13244279660     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021157     Document Type: Article

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