Methane release from wetlands and watercourses in Europe

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1421-1429

  Saarnio, S ^a   Winiwarter, W ^b,c   Leitao J ^b  

^a Biotieteiden tiedekunta   (Finland)

^b AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Europe; Freshwater marsh; Lake; Methane; Minerotrophic mire; Ombrotrophic mire; River; Saltwater marsh; Uncertainty; Watercourse; Wetland

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; FRESHWATER MARSH; LAKE; MINEROTROPHIC MIRE; OMBROTROPHIC MIRE; RIVER; SALTWATER MARSH; UNCERTAINTY; WATERCOURSE; WETLAND;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; LANDFORMS; METHANE; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

WETLANDS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MARSH; METHANE; MIRE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ISPRA; ITALY; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VARESE;

EID: 59349087974     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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