Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1959-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1959-2022
Research article
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06 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 06 Apr 2022

Peat macropore networks – new insights into episodic and hotspot methane emission

Petri Kiuru, Marjo Palviainen, Tiia Grönholm, Maarit Raivonen, Lukas Kohl, Vincent Gauci, Iñaki Urzainki, and Annamari Laurén

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-259', Sanna Sevanto, 18 Nov 2021
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-259', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Nov 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2021-259', Tobias Karl David Weber, 13 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (04 Jan 2022) by Ben Bond-Lamberty
AR by Petri Kiuru on behalf of the Authors (02 Feb 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (04 Feb 2022) by Ben Bond-Lamberty
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Feb 2022)
RR by Tobias Karl David Weber (01 Mar 2022)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (01 Mar 2022) by Ben Bond-Lamberty
AR by Petri Kiuru on behalf of the Authors (09 Mar 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Peatlands are large sources of methane (CH4), and peat structure controls CH4 production and emissions. We used X-ray microtomography imaging, complex network theory methods, and pore network modeling to describe the properties of peat macropore networks and the role of macropores in CH4-related processes. We show that conditions for gas transport and CH4 production vary with depth and are affected by hysteresis, which may explain the hotspots and episodic spikes in peatland CH4 emissions.
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