Differences in surface roughness, energy, and CO2 fluxes in two moist tundra vegetation types, kuparuk watershed, Alaska, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-67

  Eugster, Werner ^a,b   McFadden, Joseph P ^c   Chapin III, F Stuart ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUNDRA; VEGETATION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 18644368239     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0061:DISREA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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