Surface micro-topography causes hot spots of biogeochemical activity in wetland systems: A virtual modeling experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Frei, S ^a   Knorr, K H ^a   Peiffer, S ^a   Fleckenstein, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ECOHYDROLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; INFILTRATION; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POREWATER; REACTION RATE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL PROFILE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TURNOVER; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

EID: 84867808138     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JG002012     Document Type: Article

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