Field intercomparison of four methane gas analyzers suitable for eddy covariance flux measurements

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3749-3765

  Peltola, O ^a   Mammarella, I ^a   Haapanala, S ^a   Burba, G ^b   Vesala, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b LI COR BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; METHANE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84879034498     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3749-2013     Document Type: Article

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