Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Analyzed Using Eddy Covariance Technique
Eddy covariance (EC) is an important measurement technique used in physical geography and atmospheric sciences to measure the exchange of carbon dioxide between an ecosystem and the atmosphere at a specific location. However, EC produces a net exchange of carbon dioxide yet research questions requir...
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ftqueensunivojs:oai:library.queensu.ca/ojs:article/14639 2023-05-15T15:06:32+02:00 Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Analyzed Using Eddy Covariance Technique Routly, Rachel 2021-04-07 https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/inquiryatqueens/article/view/14639 unknown Queen's University https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/inquiryatqueens/article/view/14639 Copyright (c) 2021 Rachel Routly Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings; 2021: 15th I@Q Conference Proceedings 2563-8912 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftqueensunivojs 2023-02-05T19:15:41Z Eddy covariance (EC) is an important measurement technique used in physical geography and atmospheric sciences to measure the exchange of carbon dioxide between an ecosystem and the atmosphere at a specific location. However, EC produces a net exchange of carbon dioxide yet research questions require an understanding of component fluxes, carbon dioxide uptake by plants through photosynthesis and carbon dioxide emissions due to plant and soil respiration. There are two major methods to partition EC measurements into these component fluxes: night-time and day-time partitioning methods. In the night-time method, nighttime measurements are used to estimate daytime respiration and calculate photosynthesis as a residual and in the daytime method, a light response curve is created to estimate daytime respiration and photosynthesis. This study investigates the benefits and drawbacks of these partitioning methods on two carbon dioxide exchange datasets from ecosystems in Canada. The research sites were a) Mer Bleue, a peatland bog near Ottawa, Ontario and b) Cape Bounty, a high arctic tundra in Nunavut. By using a combination of the REddy-Proc software package, developed by the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, along with additional Matlab processing, the differences in photosynthesis and respiration due to partitioning methods are presented and discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Nunavut Tundra Queen's University, Ontario: OJS@Queen's University Arctic Bleue ENVELOPE(141.406,141.406,-66.819,-66.819) Canada Cape Bounty ENVELOPE(-109.542,-109.542,74.863,74.863) Nunavut Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings |
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Eddy covariance (EC) is an important measurement technique used in physical geography and atmospheric sciences to measure the exchange of carbon dioxide between an ecosystem and the atmosphere at a specific location. However, EC produces a net exchange of carbon dioxide yet research questions require an understanding of component fluxes, carbon dioxide uptake by plants through photosynthesis and carbon dioxide emissions due to plant and soil respiration. There are two major methods to partition EC measurements into these component fluxes: night-time and day-time partitioning methods. In the night-time method, nighttime measurements are used to estimate daytime respiration and calculate photosynthesis as a residual and in the daytime method, a light response curve is created to estimate daytime respiration and photosynthesis. This study investigates the benefits and drawbacks of these partitioning methods on two carbon dioxide exchange datasets from ecosystems in Canada. The research sites were a) Mer Bleue, a peatland bog near Ottawa, Ontario and b) Cape Bounty, a high arctic tundra in Nunavut. By using a combination of the REddy-Proc software package, developed by the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, along with additional Matlab processing, the differences in photosynthesis and respiration due to partitioning methods are presented and discussed. |
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Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Analyzed Using Eddy Covariance Technique |
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Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Analyzed Using Eddy Covariance Technique |
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Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Analyzed Using Eddy Covariance Technique |
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Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Analyzed Using Eddy Covariance Technique |
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Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Analyzed Using Eddy Covariance Technique |
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ecosystem carbon fluxes analyzed using eddy covariance technique |
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Queen's University |
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ENVELOPE(141.406,141.406,-66.819,-66.819) ENVELOPE(-109.542,-109.542,74.863,74.863) |
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Arctic Bleue Canada Cape Bounty Nunavut |
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Arctic Bleue Canada Cape Bounty Nunavut |
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Arctic Nunavut Tundra |
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Copyright (c) 2021 Rachel Routly |
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