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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3857-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3857-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Diel and seasonal methane dynamics in the shallow and turbulent Wadden Sea
Department of Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, the
Netherlands
Anne Margriet Mol
Department of Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, the
Netherlands
Katherine Mesdag
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht
University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Pierre Ramond
Department of Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, the
Netherlands
Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM), Barcelona, Spain
Rachel Ndhlovu
Department of Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, the
Netherlands
Julia Catherine Engelmann
Department of Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, the
Netherlands
Thomas Röckmann
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht
University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Helge Niemann
Department of Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, the
Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Centre of Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE), UiT the
Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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This study investigates methane dynamics in the Wadden Sea. Our measurements revealed distinct variations triggered by seasonality and tidal forcing. The methane budget was higher in warmer seasons but surprisingly high in colder seasons. Methane dynamics were amplified during low tides, flushing the majority of methane into the North Sea or releasing it to the atmosphere. Methanotrophic activity was also elevated during low tide but mitigated only a small fraction of the methane efflux.
This study investigates methane dynamics in the Wadden Sea. Our measurements revealed distinct...
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