Seasonal variability in gaseous mercury fluxes measured in a high-elevation meadow

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2176-2185

  Converse, A D ^a   Riscassi, A L ^a   Scanlon, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticular pathway; Elemental mercury; GEM; Micrometeorological methods; Stomatal exchange

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; CANOPY CONDUCTANCE; CUTICULAR PATHWAY; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; GASEOUS MERCURY; HG FLUX; MICROMETEOROLOGICAL METHODS; NATIONAL PARKS; PROCESS CONTROLLING; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEASONALITY; TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS; VEGETATION GROWTH; VIRGINIA; ZERO FLUX;

DEPOSITION; GEMS; PARKS; VEGETATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MEADOW; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROMETEOROLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOMATA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGER (ORGANISM); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WETLAND; WINTER;

SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 77952672403     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.03.024     Document Type: Article

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