Interannual, seasonal, and retrospective analysis of the methane and carbon dioxide budgets of a temperate peatland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 226-238

  Olson, D M ^a   Griffis, T J ^b   Noormets, A ^c   Kolka, R ^a   Chen, J ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

eddy covariance; methane; peatland

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; EDDY COVARIANCE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; METHANE; PEATLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880089377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrg.20031     Document Type: Article

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