Identifying Drivers Behind Spatial Variability of Methane Concentrations in East Siberian Ponds

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Zoé Rehder, Anna Zaplavnova, Lars Kutzbach
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: ponds; methane; polygonal tundra; permafost; spatial variability; Lena river delta; Science; Q; Arctic; High Pond; Ice; lena river; permafrost; Tundra; wedge*; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.617662; https://doaj.org/article/8d586a17af61481bb65dc007ea6f6832

Waterbody methane emissions per area are negatively correlated with the size of the emitting waterbody. Thus, ponds, defined here as having an area smaller than 8 · 104m2, contribute out of proportion to the aquatic methane budget compared to the total area they cover and compared to other waterbodi...