Ecohydrologically important subsurface structures in peatlands revealed by ground-penetrating radar and complex conductivity surveys

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kettridge, Nicholas ^a   Comas, Xavier ^b   Baird, Andrew ^c   Slater, Lee ^d   Strack, Maria ^e   Thompson, Dan ^f   Jol, Harry ^g   Binley, Andrew ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOHYDROLOGY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PEATLAND;

CARIBOU BOG; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 61749092543     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000787     Document Type: Article

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