Constraining spatial variability of methane ebullition seeps in thermokarst lakes using point process models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1015-1034

  Walter Anthony, Katey M ^a   Anthony, Peter ^a  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

ebullition; methane; permafrost; point process model; spatial statistics; thermokarst lake

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GLACIAL LAKE; GPS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; METHANE; SEEPAGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; THERMOKARST; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84886662021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrg.20087     Document Type: Article

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