Geophysical and hydrological evaluation of two bog complexes in a northern peatland: Implications for the distribution of biogenic gases at the basin scale

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Comas, Xavier ^a   Slater, Lee ^a   Reeve, Andrew ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; GEOPHYSICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BOG; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HYDROLOGY; PEATLAND; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

CARIBOU BOG; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33244463815     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GB002582     Document Type: Article

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