EarthRef.org Reference Database (ERR)
Development and Maintenance by the EarthRef.org Database Team

Detailed Reference Information
Tokida et al. 2005
Tokida, T., Miyazaki, T. and Mizoguchi, M. (2005). Ebullition of methane from peat with falling atmospheric pressure. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL022949. issn: 0094-8276.

Recent works on CH4 emissions from peatlands have demonstrated that ebullition can be a more important emission pathway than it has been thought. However, knowledge of its features and associated environmental factors is still very limited. In this study, we investigated the quantitative relationship between the amount of CH4 emitted via ebullition and changes in the atmospheric pressure through a laboratory experiment. During the flux measurement period, ebullition was recorded almost exclusively in air-pressure-declining phases. The increased volume of the gas bubbles due to reduction in atmospheric pressure and the amount of released gas bubbles revealed a strong linear relation, suggesting that in situ CH4 emissions via ebullition can be estimated using this correlation. Our results clearly showed that atmospheric pressure can be one of the most important factors to control CH4 emissions from peatlands and that ebullition can be the main transport mechanism during the pressure-falling phase.

BACKGROUND DATA FILES

Abstract

Keywords
Biogeosciences, Biogeophysics, Biogeosciences, Soils/pedology, Biogeosciences, Trace gases, Biogeosciences, Wetlands, Global Change, Atmosphere (0315, 0325)
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-1277
USA
1-202-462-6900
1-202-328-0566
service@agu.org
Click to clear formClick to return to previous pageClick to submit