Stable carbon isotope signatures of methane from a Finnish subarctic wetland

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Sriskantharajah, S ^a   Fisher, R E ^a   Lowry, D ^a   Aalto, T ^b   Hatakka, J ^b   Aurela, M ^b   Laurila, T ^b   Lohila, A ^b   Kuitunen, E ^b   Nisbet, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic wetland; Carbon isotopes; Finland; Greenhouse gas; Methane

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MIRE; MIXING RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBARCTIC REGION;

FINLAND;

EID: 84863882780     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.18818     Document Type: Article

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