The effect of atmospheric turbulence and chamber deployment period on autochamber CO2 and CH4 flux measurements in an ombrotrophic peatland

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3305-3322

  Lai, D Y F ^a,b   Roulet, N T ^a   Humphreys, E R ^c   Moore, T R ^a   Dalva, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; FLUSHING; GAS EXCHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC SOIL; PEATLAND; SNOW COVER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND FORCING;

CANADA; MER BLEUE; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84869156053     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3305-2012     Document Type: Article

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