Spatially explicit simulation of peatland hydrology and carbon dioxide exchage: Influence of mesoscale topography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Sonnentag, Oliver ^a   Chen, J M ^a   Roulet, N T ^b   Ju, W ^c   Govind, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDROLOGY; PEATLAND; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAISED BOG; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; VEGETATION COVER; WATER TABLE; WATER VAPOR;

CANADA; MER BLEUE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 51449121659     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000605     Document Type: Article

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