The stable isotope signature of methane emitted from plant material under UV irradiation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 5637-5646

  Vigano, I ^a   Rockmann T ^a   Holzinger, R ^a   van Dijk, A ^b   Keppler, F ^c   Greule, M ^c   Brand, W A ^d   Geilmann, H ^d   van Weelden, H ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leaves; Methane; Stable isotopes; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS; C4 PLANT; EMISSION RATES; EXCHANGEABLE HYDROGEN; FRESH LEAVES; IN-PLANTS; ISOTOPE SIGNATURES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE FORMATION; METHOXYL GROUPS; NATURAL PLANTS; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT MATERIAL; PLANT MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL COMPOUNDS; UV IRRADIATION; UV LIGHT; UV RADIATION;

BIOMASS; ESTERS; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; METHANATION; METHANE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

CARBON 13; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ESTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAF; METHANE; RESERVOIR; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSTRATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; GREENHOUSE GAS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 71749103833     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.046     Document Type: Article

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