Variability of carbon dioxide flux from tropical (Cerrado) hydroelectric reservoirs

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-293

  Roland, Fábio ^a   Vidal, Luciana O ^a   Pacheco, Felipe S ^a   Barros, Nathan O ^a   Assireu, Arcilan ^b   Ometto, Jean P H B ^b   Cimbleris, André C P ^c   Cole, Jonathan J ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c Furnas Centrais Electricas SA   (Brazil)

^d CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; GHG; Hydroelectric reservoirs; Spatial heterogeneity; Tropical freshwaters

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CERRADO; DAM; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; IMPOUNDMENT; POWER GENERATION; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUPERSATURATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77952953726     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-010-0140-0     Document Type: Article

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