Linking soil O2, CO2, and CH4 concentrations in a wetland soil: implications for CO2 and CH4 fluxes
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Linking soil O2, CO2, and CH4 concentrations in a wetland soil : implications for CO2 and CH4 fluxes. / Elberling, Bo; Jensen, Louise Askær; Jørgensen, Christian Juncher; Joensen, Hans P.; Kühl, Michael; Glud, Ronnie N.; Lauritsen, Frants Roager.
In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 45, No. 8, 2011, p. 3393-3399.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Linking soil O2, CO2, and CH4 concentrations in a wetland soil
T2 - implications for CO2 and CH4 fluxes
AU - Elberling, Bo
AU - Jensen, Louise Askær
AU - Jørgensen, Christian Juncher
AU - Joensen, Hans P.
AU - Kühl, Michael
AU - Glud, Ronnie N.
AU - Lauritsen, Frants Roager
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Oxygen (O2) availability and diffusivity in wetlands are controlling factors for the production and consumption of both carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) in the subsoil and thereby potential emission of these greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. To examine the linkage between highresolution spatiotemporal trends in O2 availability and CH4/CO2 dynamics in situ, we compare high-resolution subsurface O2 concentrations, weekly measurements of subsurface CH4/CO2 concentrations and near continuous flux measurements of CO2 and CH4. Detailed 2-D distributions of O2 concentrations and depth-profiles of CO2 and CH4 were measured in the laboratory during flooding of soil columns using a combination of planar O2 optodes and membrane inlet mass spectrometry. Microsensors were used to assess apparent diffusivity under both field and laboratory conditions. Gas concentration profiles were analyzed with a diffusion-reaction model for quantifying production/consumption profiles of O2, CO2, and CH4. In drained conditions, O2 consumption exceeded CO2 production, indicating CO2 dissolution in the remaining water-filled pockets. CH4 emissions were negligible when the oxic zone was >40 cm and CH4 was presumably consumed below the depth of detectable O2. In flooded conditions, O2 was transported by other mechanisms than simple diffusion in the aqueous phase. This work demonstrates the importance of changes in near-surface apparent diffusivity, microscale O2 dynamics, as well as gas transport via aerenchymous plants tissue on soil gas dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions following marked changes in water level.
AB - Oxygen (O2) availability and diffusivity in wetlands are controlling factors for the production and consumption of both carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) in the subsoil and thereby potential emission of these greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. To examine the linkage between highresolution spatiotemporal trends in O2 availability and CH4/CO2 dynamics in situ, we compare high-resolution subsurface O2 concentrations, weekly measurements of subsurface CH4/CO2 concentrations and near continuous flux measurements of CO2 and CH4. Detailed 2-D distributions of O2 concentrations and depth-profiles of CO2 and CH4 were measured in the laboratory during flooding of soil columns using a combination of planar O2 optodes and membrane inlet mass spectrometry. Microsensors were used to assess apparent diffusivity under both field and laboratory conditions. Gas concentration profiles were analyzed with a diffusion-reaction model for quantifying production/consumption profiles of O2, CO2, and CH4. In drained conditions, O2 consumption exceeded CO2 production, indicating CO2 dissolution in the remaining water-filled pockets. CH4 emissions were negligible when the oxic zone was >40 cm and CH4 was presumably consumed below the depth of detectable O2. In flooded conditions, O2 was transported by other mechanisms than simple diffusion in the aqueous phase. This work demonstrates the importance of changes in near-surface apparent diffusivity, microscale O2 dynamics, as well as gas transport via aerenchymous plants tissue on soil gas dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions following marked changes in water level.
U2 - 10.1021/es103540k
DO - 10.1021/es103540k
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21413790
VL - 45
SP - 3393
EP - 3399
JO - Environmental Science & Technology
JF - Environmental Science & Technology
SN - 0013-936X
IS - 8
ER -
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