Characterization of peat structure using X-ray computed tomography and its control on the ebullition of biogenic gas bubbles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kettridge, Nicholas ^a   Binley, Andrew ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GAS TRANSPORT; METHANE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAT; POROSITY; SAMPLING; TOMOGRAPHY; TORTUOSITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952754119     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001478     Document Type: Article

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