Continuous CO2 and CH4 Observations in the Coastal Arctic Atmosphere of the Western Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia : The First Results from a New Measurement Station in Dikson

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Panov, Alexey, Prokushkin, Anatoly, Kubler, Karl Robert, Korets, Mikhail, Urban, Anastasiya, Bondar, Mikhail, Heimann, Martin
• Other Authors: Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: climate; Arctic; Siberia; atmospheric composition; carbon dioxide; methane; CARBON-DIOXIDE; MOLE FRACTIONS; METHANE EMISSIONS; CLIMATE-CHANGE; ACTIVE-LAYER; SEA-ICE; TUNDRA; PERMAFROST; SENSITIVITY; VEGETATION; 1172 Environmental sciences; 1171 Geosciences; Dikson; Climate change; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice; Taimyr; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/339914

Atmospheric observations of sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) in the pan-Arctic domain are highly sporadic, limiting our understanding of carbon turnover in this climatically sensitive environment and the fate of enormous carbon reservoirs buried in permafrost. Particular gaps apply to the Arctic latitudes of Siberia, covered by the vast tundra ecosystems underlain by permafrost, where only few atmospheric sites are available. The paper presents the first results of continuous observations of atmospheric CO2 and CH4 dry mole fractions at a newly operated station "DIAMIS" (73.506828 degrees N, 80.519869 degrees E) deployed on the edge of the Dikson settlement on the western coast of the Taimyr Peninsula. Atmospheric mole fractions of CO2, CH4, and H2O are measured by a CRDS analyzer Picarro G2301-f, which is regularly calibrated against WMO-traceable gases. Meteorological records permit screening of trace gas series. Here, we give the scientific rationale of the site, describe the instrumental setup, analyze the local environments, examine the seasonal footprint, and show CO2 and CH4 fluctuations for the daytime mixed atmospheric layer that is representative over a vast Arctic domain (-500-1000 km), capturing both terrestrial and oceanic signals. Peer reviewed