Episodic release of methane bubbles from peatland during spring thaw

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-171

  Tokida, T ^a,b   Mizoguchi, M ^a   Miyazaki, T ^a   Kagemoto, A ^c   Nagata, O ^d   Hatano, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Ebullition; Methane; Peatland; Spring thaw

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CLIMATOLOGY; MIXING; SNOW;

EBULLITION; PEATLAND; SPRING THAW;

METHANE;

ICE; METHANE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CLIMATOLOGY; METHANE; MIXING; SNOW;

BUBBLE; EMISSION; GROWING SEASON; ICE COVER; METHANE; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PEATLAND; SNOW COVER; SPRING (SEASON); TEMPORAL VARIATION; THAWING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS; PEATLAND; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER;

EID: 36048935623     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.042     Document Type: Article

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