A decade of methane measurements at the Boknis Eck Time Series Station in Eckernförde Bay (southwestern Baltic Sea)

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

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3427-2020

Articles | Volume 17, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3427-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3427-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 13

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06 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 06 Jul 2020

A decade of methane measurements at the Boknis Eck Time Series Station in Eckernförde Bay (southwestern Baltic Sea)

Xiao Ma, Mingshuang Sun, Sinikka T. Lennartz, and Hermann W. Bange

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RC1: 'Review of Ma et al. A decade of methane measurements at the Boknis Eck Time-series Station in the Eckernförde Bay (Southwestern Baltic Sea): bg-2020-107', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Apr 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to comments #1', Xiao Ma, 01 Jun 2020
RC2: 'Review bg-2020-107 (Research article)', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Apr 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to comments #2', Xiao Ma, 01 Jun 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Jun 2020) by Gwenaël Abril

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ED: Publish as is (10 Jun 2020) by Gwenaël Abril

Short summary

Monthly measurements of dissolved methane (CH₄), a potent greenhouse gas, were conducted at Boknis Eck (BE), a time-series station in the southwestern Baltic Sea, from June 2006. In general CH₄ concentrations increased with depth. High concentrations in the upper layer were linked to saline water inflow. Eckernförde Bay emitted CH₄ to the atmosphere throughout the monitoring period. No significant trend was detected in CH₄ concentrations or emissions during 2006–2017.