The utility of continuous atmospheric measurements for identifying biospheric CO2 flux variability

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Huntzinger, Deborah N ^a   Gourdji, Sharon M ^a   Mueller, Kimberly L ^a   Michalak, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; STATISTICAL TESTS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; ATMOSPHERIC DATA; ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; CARBON EXCHANGE; CHI-SQUARE TESTS; CONTINUOUS OBSERVATION; DIURNAL CYCLE; ECOREGIONS; FAR FIELD; FLUX DIFFERENCE; FLUX PATTERNS; FLUX VARIABILITY; LARGE REGIONS; NEAR FIELDS; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; REGIONAL SCALE; SPATIAL SCALE; SURFACE FLUX; TEST CASE;

TOWERS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOREGION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE FLUX;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 79953236297     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015048     Document Type: Article

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