Seasonal Study of Methane and Nitrous Oxide in the Coastal Waters of the Southern Baltic Sea |
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| Authors: | HW Bange S Dahlke R Ramesh L-A Meyer-Reil S Rapsomanikis MO Andreae |
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| Institution: | aBiogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, PO Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany;bInstitut für Ökologie, Ernst Moritz Arndt Universität Greifswald, Schwedenhagen 6, 18565, Kloster/Insel Hiddensee, Germany;cInstitute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India |
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| Abstract: | Atmospheric and dissolved methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) were measured in the unique coastal ecosystem of theBoddenwaters, including the western Oder estuary, (southern Baltic Sea) during five campaigns between 1994 and 1997. The CH4saturations, ranging from 105–15 500%, showed great spatial and temporal variability with maximum values in September and minimum values in December. The N2O saturations were in the range of 91–312% with a maximum in March. Enhanced concentrations of both gases were observed only in the western Oder estuary near the mouth of the Peene River. Thus, we conclude that the distributions of CH4and N2O in the investigatedBoddenwaters are, directly or indirectly, linked to the Peene River runoff and not to the Oder River. Our estimate of the annual CH4emissions from theBoddenwaters to the atmosphere indicates a significant contribution (c. 17%) to the overall CH4emissions from the Baltic Sea. In contrast, theBoddenwaters represent only a small source for atmospheric N2O.CH4production rates estimated from sediment slurry experiments revealed a significant spatial variability and indicated that methanogenic activity was related to acetate consumption in the surface sediment layer. Sedimentary CH4production might depend on different amounts of accumulation of organic material. |
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| Keywords: | methane nitrous oxide emissions methanogenesis sediments Boddenwaters Oder River Peene River Baltic Sea |
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