Simplified method for quantifying theoretical underestimation of chamber-based trace gas fluxes

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-135

  Venterea, Rodney T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE ACCURACY; BULK DENSITY; CALCULATION SCHEME; CHAMBER DESIGN; CHAMBER GEOMETRY; CLOSED CHAMBERS; DEPLOYMENT TIME; GAS CONCENTRATION; GAS TRANSPORT; GRAPHICAL METHODS; LINEAR CORRELATION; NITROUS OXIDE; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS; TRACE GAS; TRACE-GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; GRAPHIC METHODS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TRACE ANALYSIS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

PHASE INTERFACES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; GAS TRANSPORT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; SOIL; SOIL CHANGE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER CONTENT; WATER CONTENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 75149162339     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0231     Document Type: Article

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