Near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy for mapping nano-scale distribution of organic carbon forms in soil: Application to black carbon particles

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Lehmann, Johannes ^a   Liang, Biqing ^a   Solomon, Dawit ^a   Lerotic, Mirna ^b   Luizão, Flavio ^c   Kinyangi, James ^a   Schäfer, Thorsten ^d   Wirick, Sue ^b   Jacobsen, Chris ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON;

EID: 20444425333     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GB002435     Document Type: Article

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