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Diurnal versus spatial variability of greenhouse gas emissions from an anthropogenically modified lowland river in Germany
Matthias Koschorreck
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department Lake Research, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Magdeburg, Germany
Norbert Kamjunke
Department River Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Magdeburg, Germany
Uta Koedel
Department Monitoring & Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
Michael Rode
Department Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Magdeburg, Germany
Claudia Schuetze
Department Monitoring & Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
Ingeborg Bussmann
Department Shelf Sea System Ecology, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
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We measured the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from different sites at the river Elbe in Germany over 3 days to find out what is more important for quantification: small-scale spatial variability or diurnal temporal variability. We found that CO2 emissions were very different between day and night, while CH4 emissions were more different between sites. Dried out river sediments contributed to CO2 emissions, while the side areas of the river were important CH4 sources.
We measured the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from different sites at the...
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