An inverse analysis reveals limitations of the soil-CO2 profile method to calculate CO2 production and efflux for well-structured soils

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2311-2325

  Koehler, B ^a,c   Zehe, E ^b   Corre, M D ^a   Veldkamp, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; DIFFUSIVITY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOREST SOIL; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERCEPTION; POROSITY; RADON; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; TOPSOIL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 77955386466     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-2311-2010     Document Type: Article

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