N2O emissions from snow-covered soils in the Swiss Alps

A. Schürmann; J. Mohn; R. Bachofen

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v54i2.16654

N2O emissions from snow-covered soils in the Swiss Alps

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 54 (2002): Issue 2

By: A. Schürmann, J. Mohn and R. Bachofen

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Submitted on: Mar 5, 2001

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