Spatial and temporal patterns of greenhouse gas emissions from Three Gorges Reservoir of China

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1219-1230

  Zhao, Y ^a   Wu, B F ^a   Zeng, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR;

EID: 84874446874     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-1219-2013     Document Type: Article

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