Comparison of regional carbon flux estimates from CO2 concentration measurements and remote sensing based footprint integration

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Baozhang ^a   Chen, Jing M ^a   Mo, Gang ^a   Black, T Andrew ^b   Worthy, Douglas E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; REMOTE SENSING; WIND EFFECTS;

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EDDY COVARIANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVERGREEN FOREST; GRASSLAND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE ALBERT; SASKATCHEWAN;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 50949120885     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GB003024     Document Type: Article

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