A simple and low-cost open dynamic chamber for the versatile determination of methane emissions from aquatic surfaces

IF 2.1 3区 地球科学 Q2 LIMNOLOGY
Víctor Germán Rodríguez-García, Leobardo Ottmar Palma-Gallardo, Francisco Silva-Olmedo, Frederic Thalasso
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Methane (CH4) emissions from aquatic ecosystems require accurate monitoring in the context of climate change. Among the several methods for CH4 flux measurement, open dynamic chambers (ODC) are a reliable option. This method consists of a floating chamber through which a carrier gas is constantly flowing, providing accurate flux measurement with high temporal resolution. However, this method requires expensive and heavy CH4 analyzers with high sensitivity, as well as a carrier gas system that comprises a gas cylinder and a gas flow controller, among other components. This system involves significant weight and cost challenges, limiting method implementation in certain settings and hindering its wider adoption. To address these limitations, we developed a simplified ODC configuration using atmospheric air as the carrier gas and a light and relatively less expensive detector. We applied this method to a 450-ha urban lake with CH4 emissions ranging from moderate diffusive to high ebullitive fluxes. Concurrent measurements using a high-sensitivity CH4 analyzer allowed us to compare the accuracy of the simplified ODC method and to assess its advantages and disadvantages. Results show that our method provides accurate CH4 flux measurements with a spatial resolution comparable to high-sensitivity analyzers. This offers a more cost-effective, straightforward, and lightweight alternative to high-sensitivity detectors and carrier gas systems, simplifying ODC deployment in aquatic ecosystems.

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用于多功能测定水体表面甲烷排放的简单、低成本开放式动态室
在气候变化的背景下,需要对水生生态系统的甲烷(CH4)排放进行精确监测。在几种测量CH4通量的方法中,开放式动态室(ODC)是一种可靠的选择。该方法由一个浮室组成,载气通过该浮室不断流动,提供高时间分辨率的精确通量测量。然而,这种方法需要昂贵且笨重的高灵敏度CH4分析仪,以及包含气瓶和气体流量控制器等组件的载气系统。该系统面临着巨大的重量和成本挑战,限制了该方法在某些情况下的实施,并阻碍了其更广泛的采用。为了解决这些限制,我们开发了一种简化的ODC配置,使用大气作为载气和一个轻便且相对便宜的探测器。我们将该方法应用于一个450公顷的城市湖泊,该湖泊的CH4排放从中等扩散通量到高沸腾通量不等。使用高灵敏度CH4分析仪进行同步测量,使我们能够比较简化ODC方法的准确性,并评估其优点和缺点。结果表明,该方法提供了精确的CH4通量测量,其空间分辨率可与高灵敏度分析仪相媲美。这为高灵敏度探测器和载气系统提供了一种更具成本效益、更简单、更轻便的替代方案,简化了ODC在水生生态系统中的部署。
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CiteScore
4.80
自引率
3.70%
发文量
56
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods (ISSN 1541-5856) is a companion to ASLO''s top-rated journal Limnology and Oceanography, and articles are held to the same high standards. In order to provide the most rapid publication consistent with high standards, Limnology and Oceanography: Methods appears in electronic format only, and the entire submission and review system is online. Articles are posted as soon as they are accepted and formatted for publication. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods will consider manuscripts whose primary focus is methodological, and that deal with problems in the aquatic sciences. Manuscripts may present new measurement equipment, techniques for analyzing observations or samples, methods for understanding and interpreting information, analyses of metadata to examine the effectiveness of approaches, invited and contributed reviews and syntheses, and techniques for communicating and teaching in the aquatic sciences.
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