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Edwards et al. 1994
Edwards, G.C., Neumann, H.H., den Hartog, G., Thurtell, G.W. and Kidd, G. (1994). Eddy correlation measurements of methane fluxes using a tunable diode laser at the Kinosheo Lake tower site during the Northern Wetlands Study (NOWES). Journal of Geophysical Research 99: doi: 10.1029/93JD02368. issn: 0148-0227.

As part of the Canadian Northern Wetlands Study (NOWES) measurements of methane flux were made at the Kinosheo Lake tower site for a 1-month period during the 1990 summer intensive. The measurements were made with a diode-laser-based methane sensor using the eddy correlation technique. Measurements of the methane fluxes were made at two levels, 5 or 18 m. Approximately 900 half-hour average methane flux measurements were obtained. Weak temporal and diurnal trends were observed in the data. Fluxes averaged over the study period showed an overall methane emission of 16 mg CH4 m-2 d-1 with a daytime average of 20 mg CH4 m-2 d-1 and a nighttime average of 9 mg CH4 m-2 d-1. The effect of emission footprint was evident in the data. A strong relationship between the daily average methane flux and wet bog temperature at 20-cm depth was observed.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Biosphere-atmosphere interactions, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Instruments and techniques, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Turbulence, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Evolution of the atmosphere
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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