Tidal dynamics and rainfall control N2O and CH4 emissions from a pristine mangrove creek

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Barnes, J ^a   Ramesh, R ^b   Purvaja, R ^b   Rajkumar, A Nirmal ^b   Kumar, B Senthil ^b   Krithika, K ^b   Ravichandran, K ^c   Uher, G ^a   Upstill Goddard, R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Department of Environment and Forests ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; RAIN;

INORGANIC NITROGEN NUTRIENTS; MANGROVE CREEK; MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS;

HARDWOODS;

DISSOLVED GAS; EMISSION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INORGANIC NITROGEN; MANGROVE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PRESSURE DROP; RAINFALL; TIDAL CYCLE;

HARDWOODS; METHANE; RAIN;

EID: 33845638257     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026829     Document Type: Article

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