Atmospheric deposition as a source of carbon and nutrients to an alpine catchment of the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3337-3355

  Mladenov, N ^a,c   Williams, M W ^a   Schmidt, S K ^a   Cawley, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON CYCLE; CATCHMENT; DEGLACIATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; WATER QUALITY;

COLORADO; FAYETTEVILLE GREEN LAKE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865718213     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3337-2012     Document Type: Article

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