Diffusion of gases dissolved in peat pore water
Diffusion is usually thought to be ineffective at transporting solutes over distances of several metres – the depth of many peat deposits. But this is to neglect the importance of time. We derive equations that show that in peat that has accumulated over millennia then diffusion alone can remove to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Mires and Peat |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map10/map_10_06.pdf |