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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-961-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-961-2019
Research article
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13 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 13 Mar 2019

Insights from year-long measurements of air–water CH4 and CO2 exchange in a coastal environment

Mingxi Yang, Thomas G. Bell, Ian J. Brown, James R. Fishwick, Vassilis Kitidis, Philip D. Nightingale, Andrew P. Rees, and Timothy J. Smyth

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We quantify the emissions and uptake of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane from the coastal seas of the UK over 1 year using the state-of-the-art eddy covariance technique. Our measurements show how these air–sea fluxes vary twice a day (tidal), diurnally (circadian) and seasonally. We also estimate the air–sea gas transfer velocity, which is essential for modelling and predicting coastal air-sea exchange.
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