Horizontal gas pressure gradients can develop at sites with near-surface heterogeneities. These gradients may cause fresh air to intrude meters or tens of meters into the unsaturated zone during a storm event [Massmann and Farrier, 1992]. Elberling et al. [1998] carried out field study and ...
The compression of the peat that we observed associated with more recent burning is likely to be related to the enhanced warming and drying of near-surface peat. The compression may also be linked to changes in water table behavior on burnt sites. With greater compression, any increase in wate...