Methane emissions from newly created marshes in the drawdown area of the Three Gorges Reservoir

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Huai ^a,b   Wu, Yuyuan ^a   Yuan, Xingzhong ^a   Gao, Yongheng ^c   Wu, Ning ^d   Zhu, Dan ^b,d  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^d CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DISSOLUTION; METHANE; ORGANIC CARBON; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

CONTROLLING FACTORS; DAM RESERVOIRS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMISSION RATES; LARGE DAMS; METHANE EMISSIONS; SCIRPUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDING WATER DEPTH; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR REGION;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMISSION; MARSH; METHANE; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR;

JUNCUS; SCHOENOPLECTUS TRIQUETER;

EID: 72049119118     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012410     Document Type: Article

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