Variability in greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost thaw ponds

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-133

  Laurion, Isabelle ^a,b   Vincent, Warwick F ^b,c   MacIntyre, Sally ^d   Retamal, Leira ^a,b   Dupont, Christiane ^a,b   Francus, Pierre ^a,b   Pienitz, Reinhard ^b,c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EDDY COVARIANCE; GAS FLOW; GAS TRANSPORT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIMNOLOGY; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PERMAFROST; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POND; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TIME SERIES;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

EID: 75749112028     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.1.0115     Document Type: Article

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