Forest bound estuaries are higher methane emitters than paddy fields: A case of Godavari estuary, East Coast of India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 4819-4827

  Krupadam, Reddithota J ^a   Ahuja, Rashmi ^a   Wate, Satish R ^a   Anjaneyulu, Yerramilli ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Godavari estuary; Methane emissions; Soil chemistry; Thematic maps

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE;

SOIL CHEMISTRY; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; THEMATIC MAPS;

ESTUARIES;

FERROUS ION; METHANE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; ESTUARY; FOREST; GIS; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PADDY FIELD; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; THEMATIC MAPPING;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESTUARY; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INDIA; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MANGROVE; MOISTURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PLANT LITTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ACIDITY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WINTER;

CONCENTRATION; ESTUARIES; FORESTRY; METHANE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; GODAVARI ESTUARY; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34249651808     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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