Frozen ponds: production and storage of methane during the Arctic winter in a lowland tundra landscape in northern Siberia, Lena River delta

Langer, M.; Westermann, S.; Walter Anthony, K.; Wischnewski, K.; Boike, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-977-2015

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17 Feb 2015

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| 17 Feb 2015

Frozen ponds: production and storage of methane during the Arctic winter in a lowland tundra landscape in northern Siberia, Lena River delta

M. Langer, S. Westermann, K. Walter Anthony, K. Wischnewski, and J. Boike

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RC C5569: 'Review of “Frozen ponds: production and storage of methane during the Arctic winter” by M. Langer et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Sep 2014
- AC C6551: 'Reply to reviewer 1', Moritz Langer, 08 Nov 2014
RC C5884: 'Review of the manuscript entitled “Frozen ponds: production and storage of methane during the Arctic winter in a lowland tundra landscape in northern Siberia, Lena River Delta” by Langer et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Oct 2014
- AC C6552: 'Reply to reviewer 2', Moritz Langer, 08 Nov 2014

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AR by Moritz Langer on behalf of the Authors (10 Nov 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (19 Nov 2014) by Isabelle Laurion

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (16 Jan 2015) by Isabelle Laurion

AR by Moritz Langer on behalf of the Authors (21 Jan 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (21 Jan 2015) by Isabelle Laurion

AR by Moritz Langer on behalf of the Authors (22 Jan 2015)

Short summary

Methane production rates of Arctic ponds during the freezing period within a typical tundra landscape in northern Siberia are presented. Production rates were inferred by inverse modeling based on measured methane concentrations in the ice cover. Results revealed marked differences in early winter methane production among ponds showing different stages of shore degradation. This suggests that shore erosion can increase methane production of Arctic ponds by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude.