Micrometeorological techniques for measurement of enteric greenhouse gas emissions

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 227-239

  Harper, L A ^a   Denmead, O T ^b   Flesch, T K ^c  

^a Lowry A Harper Consulting Company   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas transport; Global change; Greenhouse gases; Integrated horizontal flux; Inverse dispersion; Mass balance; Microclimate; Ruminant; Transport technologies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 79958771793     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

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