Effect of atmospheric pressure and temperature on entrapped gas content in peat

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2970-2980

  Waddington, J M ^a   Harrison, K ^a   Kellner, E ^a,b   Baird, A J ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Midvatten AB   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Gas bubbles; Methane; Peat; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC GAS; CONSTANT LEVEL; EQUILIBRIUM SOLUBILITIES; GAS BUBBLES; GAS CONTENT; GROWTH CHAMBER; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; NUTRIENT FLOWS; PEAT CORES; PEAT LAND; PORE WATERS; PRESSURE ZONES; THREE TEMPERATURE; TIME-AVERAGED; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; EXPERIMENTS; METHANE; PEAT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VAPORS; WATER CONTENT; WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LABORATORY METHOD; METHANE; PEATLAND; SOLUBILITY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 70349237094     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7412     Document Type: Article

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