Soil, plant, and transport influences on methane in a subalpine forest under high ultraviolet irradiance

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1311-1324

  Bowling, D R ^a   Miller, J B ^b,c   Rhodes, M E ^b   Burns, S P ^c,d   Monson, R K ^c   Baer, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Los Gatos Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLEAR SKY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DRAWDOWN; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST SOIL; GROWING SEASON; IRRADIANCE; METHANE; MICROMETEOROLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN AREA; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND DIRECTION;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 72049120174     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-1311-2009     Document Type: Article

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