Do hydroelectric reservoirs emit greenhouse gases?

Environmental Management

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Tremblay, A ^a   Lambert, M ^a   Gagnon, L ^a  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal; CO2; Greenhouse gases; Lakes; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; INFRARED RADIATION; LAKES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS;

BOREAL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED INSTRUMENT (FTIR); GREENHOUSE GASES; NONDISPERSIVE INFRARED INSTRUMENT (NDIR);

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; RESERVOIR;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CANADA; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LAKE; RESERVOIR; RIVER; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 24344435284     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-9158-6     Document Type: Article

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