Variations in atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios across a Boston, MA urban to rural gradient

Land

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 304-327

  Briber, Brittain M ^a   Hutyra, Lucy R ^a   Dunn, Allison L ^b   Raciti, Steve M ^a   Munger, J William ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2; Emissions; Gradient; Land cover; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908040545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2073445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/land2030304     Document Type: Article

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