The relationship between subsurface hydrology and dissolved carbon fluxes for a sub-arctic catchment

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 941-950

  Lyon, S W ^a   Morth M ^a   Humborg, C ^a   Giesler, R ^b   Destouni, G ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBARCTIC REGION; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77953670441     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-941-2010     Document Type: Article

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