Autochamber CH4 Fluxes and δ13C Values at Stordalen Mire

• Main Author: McCalley, Carmody K.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: EMERGE Biology Integration Institute; Stordalen Mire; palsa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7897922

Autochamber-based CH 4 fluxes and δ 13 C values measured with a Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS, Aerodyne Research Inc.); and ancillary data, including CO 2 fluxes (measured with a LGR Greenhouse Gas Analyzer), temperatures, atmospheric pressure, and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). In addition to the data published here, data from 2011 is also available in the supplementary files to McCalley et al. (2014) under the Source data to Fig. 1 link. METHODS: Methane fluxes were measured using a system of 8 automatic gas-sampling chambers made of transparent Lexan (n=3 each in the palsa and bog habitats, and n=2 in the fen habitat). Chambers were initially installed in the three habitat types at Stordalen Mire in 2001 (Bäckstrand et al., 2008) and the chamber lids were replaced in 2011 with the current design, similar to that described by Bubier et al 2003. Chambers cover an area of 0.2 m 2 (45 cm x 45 cm), with a height ranging from 15-75 cm depending on habitat vegetation. At the Palsa and bog site the chamber base is flush with the ground and the chamber lid (15 cm in height) lifts clear of the base between closures. At the fen site the chamber base is raised 50–60 cm on lexon skirts to accommodate large stature vegetation. The chambers are instrumented with thermocouples measuring air and surface ground temperature, and water table depth and thaw depth are measured manually 3–5 times per week. The chambers are connected to the gas analysis system, located in an adjacent temperature-controlled cabin, by 3/8” Dekoron tubing through which air is circulated at approximately 2.5 L min -1 . Each chamber lid is closed once every 3 hours for a period of 8 min, with a 5 min flush period before and after lid closure. We measured methane concentration using a Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometers (TILDAS, Aerodyne Research Inc.) connected to the main chamber circulation using ¼” Dekoron tubing (McCalley et al 2014). Calibrations were done every 90 min using 3 ...