CO emissions from degrading plant matter: (I). Measurements

Gunnar W. Schade; Rolf-M. Hofmann; Paul J. Crutzen

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v51i5.16501

CO emissions from degrading plant matter: (I). Measurements

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 51 (1999): Issue 5

By: Gunnar W. Schade, Rolf-M. Hofmann and Paul J. Crutzen

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