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Varner et al. 2003
Varner, R.K., White, M.L., Mosedale, C.H. and Crill, P.M. (2003). Production of methyl bromide in a temperate forest soil. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2002GL016592. issn: 0094-8276.

Field enclosure measurements of a temperate forest soil show net uptake of ambient methyl bromide (CH3Br), an important trace gas in both tropospheric and stratospheric ozone cycling. The net flux for 1999 was estimated to be -168 ¿ 72 ¿g CH3Br m-2 (negative indicates loss from the atmosphere). Individual enclosure flux measurements ranged from -4.0 to +3.3 ¿g CH3Br m-2 d-1. Soil consumption of CH3Br was estimated from laboratory soil incubations. Production of CH3Br was calculated as the difference between net flux and predicted consumption. Fungi could be responsible for the production of CH3Br in this temperate forest soil.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Biosphere/atmosphere interactions, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Constituent sources and sinks, Global Change, Biogeochemical processes, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Geochemical cycles, Information Related to Geographic Region, North America
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Geophysical Research Letters
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