Tightly closed ecological systems reveal atmospheric subtleties - experience from Biosphere 2

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1951-1956

  Dempster, William F ^a  

^a Global Ecotechnics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosphere 2; Closed ecological system; Closure; Leak rate; Leakage; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OXYGEN;

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; BIOSPHERE 2; CLOSED ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CLOSURE; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; LABORATORY BIOSPHERE; LEAK RATE; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES;

BIOSPHERICS;

EID: 55949125289     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.105     Document Type: Article

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