Seasonal and Intra-annual Controls on CO2 Flux in Arctic Alaska

Oechel, Walter; Kalhori, Aram

doi:10.2172/1233182

Title: Seasonal and Intra-annual Controls on CO₂ Flux in Arctic Alaska

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In order to advance the understanding of the patterns and controls on the carbon budget in the Arctic region, San Diego State University has maintained eddy covariance flux towers at three sites in Arctic Alaska, starting in 1997.

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Oechel, Walter ^[1]; Kalhori, Aram ^[1]

San Diego State Univ., CA (United States)

Publication Date:: 2015-12-01

Research Org.:: San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1233182

Report Number(s):: DOE-SDSURF-05160

DOE Contract Number:: SC0005160

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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                    Oechel, Walter, and Kalhori, Aram. Seasonal and Intra-annual Controls on CO2 Flux in Arctic Alaska.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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