Power laws governing hydrology and carbon dynamics in northern peatlands

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-175

  Yu, Zicheng ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon cycle; climate change; northern peatlands; power laws; system dynamics

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAT FLUX; HYDROLOGY; PEATLAND; POWER LAW; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPLAND REGION; WATER TABLE; WATERLOGGING;

EID: 33747855826     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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