Physical controls on carbon dioxide transfer velocity and flux in low-gradient river systems and implications for regional carbon budgets

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Alin, Simone R ^a,b   Rasera, Maria De Fayatima F L ^c   Salimon, Cleber I ^d   Richey, Jeffrey E ^a   Holtgrieve, Gordon W ^e   Krusche, Alex V ^c   Snidvongs, Anond ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ACQUISITION; GAS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTIAL PRESSURE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER SYSTEM; STREAMWATER; WIND VELOCITY;

AMAZON RIVER; MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 79551624870     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001398     Document Type: Article

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