Assessment of the soil CO2 gradient method for soil CO2 efflux measurements: comparison of six models in the calculation of the relative gas diffusion coefficient

Natchaya Pingintha; Monique Y. Leclerc; John P. Beasley; Gengsheng Zhang; Chuckree Senthong

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2009.00445.x

Assessment of the soil CO2 gradient method for soil CO2 efflux measurements: comparison of six models in the calculation of the relative gas diffusion coefficient

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 62 (2010): Issue 1

By: Natchaya Pingintha, Monique Y. Leclerc, John P. Beasley, Gengsheng Zhang and Chuckree Senthong

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