Pumping methane out of aquatic sediments – Ebullition forcing mechanisms in an impounded river

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2925-2938

  Maeck, A ^a   Hofmann, H ^b   Lorke, A ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE; CARBON BUDGET; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GAS EXCHANGE; METHANE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 84901992405     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-2925-2014     Document Type: Article

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