Significance of riverine carbon transport: A case study of a large tropical river, Godavari (India)

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL1, 2002, Pages 97-108

  Sarin, M M ^a   Sudheer, A K ^a   Balakrishna, K ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Case study; Godavari; Riverine carbon flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748452636     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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