Distribution of methane in the Lena Delta and Buor-Khaya Bay, Russia

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4641-4652

  Bussmann, I ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HOT SPOT; METHANE; PERMAFROST; RIVER SYSTEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER COLUMN;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BUOR-KHAYA GULF; LAPTEV SEA; LENA DELTA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAKHA;

EID: 84880453435     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-4641-2013     Document Type: Article

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