Seasonal geophysical monitoring of biogenic gases in a northern peatland: Implications for temporal and spatial variability in free phase gas production rates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Comas, Xavier ^a,b   Slater, Lee ^c   Reeve, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; GAS PRODUCTION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; METHANE; PEATLAND; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CARIBOU BOG; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 50549102699     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000575     Document Type: Article

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