Spatial patterns in CO2 evasion from the global river network

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 534-554

  Lauerwald, Ronny ^a,b,c   Laruelle, Goulven G ^a,d   Hartmann, Jens ^c   Ciais, Philippe ^e   Regnier, Pierre A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

carbon; CO2; global C cycle; map; pCO2; river

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ASIA;

EID: 84935875736     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB004941     Document Type: Article

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