Evaluating approaches for estimating peat depth

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 567-576

  Parry, L E ^a   West, L J ^a   Holden, J ^a   Chapman, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon; CRIM; depth; Ground penetrating radar; peatland; probing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; ERROR CORRECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LAND MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEATLAND; POROSITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84900832426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002411     Document Type: Article

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