Directional analysis of CO2 persistence at a rural site

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 3887-3893

  Pérez, Isidro A ^a   Sánchez, M Luisa ^a   García, M Ángeles ^a   Paredes, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO2 concentrations; Conditional probability; Persistence; Sodar

Indexed keywords

CLEAN AIR; CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION; DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS; LOCAL SOURCE; PERSISTENCE; RURAL ENVIRONMENT; RURAL SITE; SODAR; VEGETATION CYCLES; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; PROBABILITY; WIND POWER;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR MASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PERSISTENCE; RURAL AREA; SODAR; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; THERMODYNAMICS; VEGETATION; WIND; WINTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SPAIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SPAIN; WIND;

EID: 80051795518     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.05.062     Document Type: Article

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