An empirical study of climatic controls on riverine C export from three major U.S. watersheds

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Raymond, Peter A ^a   Oh, Neung Hwan ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONTROL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); UNITED STATES; WATERSHEDS;

BICARBONATE; CARBON CYCLE; DISCHARGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WATERSHED;

MISSISSIPPI; MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548273664     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GB002783     Document Type: Article

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