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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5565-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5565-2018
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Technical note
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19 Sep 2018
Technical note |
| 19 Sep 2018
| 19 Sep 2018
Technical note: A simple and cost-efficient automated floating chamber for continuous measurements of carbon dioxide gas flux on lakes
Kenneth Thorø Martinsen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Biological Institute, University of
Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 3rd. floor, 2100 Copenhagen,
Denmark
Theis Kragh
Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Biological Institute, University of
Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 3rd. floor, 2100 Copenhagen,
Denmark
Kaj Sand-Jensen
Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Biological Institute, University of
Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 3rd. floor, 2100 Copenhagen,
Denmark
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- Metabolism Modeling in Rivers With Unsteady Flow Conditions and Transient Storage Zones D. Pathak & B. Demars https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JG007245
- Technical note: Mobile open dynamic chamber measurement of methane macroseeps in lakes F. Thalasso et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-6047-2020
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- Carbon dioxide emissions across contrasting urban freshwater ecosystems C. Romero González‐Quijano et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.70165
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- Gas transfer velocities of CO2 in subtropical monsoonal climate streams and small rivers S. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-681-2019
- Carbon dioxide efflux and ecosystem metabolism of small forest lakes K. Martinsen et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-019-0682-8
- Methane ebullition as the dominant pathway for carbon sea-air exchange in coastal, shallow water habitats of the Baltic Sea T. Bisander et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-4779-2025
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- Comparing Spatial and Temporal Variation of Lake‐Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Fluxes Using Multiple Methods A. Baldocchi et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JG005623
- The validity of floating chambers in quantifying CO2 flux from headwater streams M. Rawitch et al. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2020.199
- Spatiotemporally resolved measurements of CO2 distribution at the air-water interface using tunable diode laser spectroscopy D. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1103/j1df-csw4
- Seasonal Wetlands Make a Relatively Limited Contribution to the Dissolved Carbon Pool of a Lowland Headwater Tropical Stream V. Solano et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007556
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- A simple and low‐cost open dynamic chamber for the versatile determination of methane emissions from aquatic surfaces V. Rodríguez‐García et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10584
- Carbon dioxide and methane emissions across tropical and subtropical inland water ecosystems in Brazil: meta-analysis of general patterns and potential drivers M. de Souza Ferreira et al. https://doi.org/10.23818/limn.43.17
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Short summary
Lakes emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide. However, it requires hard work or expensive equipment to quantify the emission directly. In this study, we present a cost-efficient method to measure the exchange of carbon dioxide on lakes continuously. Using a modified floating chamber the exchange can be measured automatically with a minimum of effort. The modifications are simple to perform, allowing use of the method by a broad audience.
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