Energy input is primary controller of methane bubbling in subarctic lakes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 555-560

  Wik, Martin ^a   Thornton, Brett F ^a   Bastviken, David ^b   Macintyre, Sally ^c   Varner, Ruth K ^d   Crill, Patrick M ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

ebullition; energy flux; methane; subarctic lakes

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; HEAT FLUX; METHANE; VAPORS;

CLIMATE FEEDBACKS; EBULLITION; ENERGY FLUXES; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; INCOMING ENERGY; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TRANSPORT MODES;

LAKES;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; ENERGY FLUX; HEAT FLUX; ICE COVER; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; METHANE; SAMPLING; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBARCTIC REGION; TRACE GAS;

EID: 84892877017     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058510     Document Type: Article

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