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HIMMELI v1.0: HelsinkI Model of MEthane buiLd-up and emIssion for peatlands
Maarit Raivonen
Sampo Smolander
Leif Backman
Jouni Susiluoto
Tuula Aalto
Tiina Markkanen
Jarmo Mäkelä
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Olli Peltola
Mika Aurela
Annalea Lohila
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Xuefei Li
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Sari Juutinen
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