Biogeochemistry of nitrous oxide in groundwater in a forested ecosystem elucidated by nitrous oxide isotopomer measurements

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3115-3133

  Koba, K ^a,b,c   Osaka, K ^d,f   Tobari, Y ^a,b   Toyoda, S ^a,b   Ohte, N ^d,g   Katsuyama, M ^d,h   Suzuki, N ^a,b,i   Itoh, M ^d,f   Yamagishi, H ^a,b,j   Kawasaki, M ^d,k   Kim, S J ^d,l   Yoshida, N ^a,b   Nakajima, T ^e  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e LAKE BIWA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^h Research Institute for Human and Nature   (Japan)

ⁱ KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^k SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

^l Yonsei University   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NITROUS OXIDE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 65449188613     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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