Three-dimensional spatial patterns of trace gas concentrations in baseflow-dominated agricultural streams: Implications for surface-ground water interactions and biogeochemistry

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 319-338

  Werner, Samuel F ^a,b   Browne, Bryant A ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Greenhouse gases; Major ions; Nitrogen acidification; Surface ground water interactions; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BASEFLOW; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DENITRIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ION; METHANOGENESIS; RIPARIAN FOREST; STREAM CHANNEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRACE GAS;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 83555176461     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9555-x     Document Type: Article

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