A multi-year observation of nitrous oxide at the Boknis Eck Time Series Station in the Eckernförde Bay (southwestern Baltic Sea)

Ma, Xiao; Lennartz, Sinikka T.; Bange, Hermann W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4097-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 20

Biogeosciences, 16, 4097–4111, 2019

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4097-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Biogeosciences, 16, 4097–4111, 2019

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4097-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 20

Research article 25 Oct 2019

Research article | 25 Oct 2019

A multi-year observation of nitrous oxide at the Boknis Eck Time Series Station in the Eckernförde Bay (southwestern Baltic Sea)

Xiao Ma et al.

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RC1: 'Review of Ma et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jul 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to comments #1', Xiao Ma, 19 Aug 2019
RC2: 'comments to bg-2019-165', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Jul 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer #2', Xiao Ma, 19 Aug 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (20 Aug 2019) by S. Wajih A. Naqvi

AR by Xiao Ma on behalf of the Authors (21 Aug 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Sep 2019) by S. Wajih A. Naqvi

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Sep 2019)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (17 Sep 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Sep 2019) by S. Wajih A. Naqvi

AR by Xiao Ma on behalf of the Authors (19 Sep 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (26 Sep 2019) by S. Wajih A. Naqvi

Short summary

Monthly measurements of nitrous oxide (N₂O), a potent greenhouse gas and ozone depletion agent, were conducted at Boknis Eck (BE), a time series station in the southwestern Baltic Sea, since July 2005. Low N₂O concentrations were observed in autumn and high in winter and early spring. Dissolved nutrients and oxygen played important roles in N₂O distribution. Although we did not observe a significant N₂O trend during 2005–2017, a decrease in N₂O concentration and emission seems likely in future.