Articles | Volume 12, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-977-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-977-2015
Research article
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17 Feb 2015
Research article |  | 17 Feb 2015

Frozen ponds: production and storage of methane during the Arctic winter in a lowland tundra landscape in northern Siberia, Lena River delta

M. Langer, S. Westermann, K. Walter Anthony, K. Wischnewski, and J. Boike

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AR by Moritz Langer on behalf of the Authors (10 Nov 2014)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Methane production rates of Arctic ponds during the freezing period within a typical tundra landscape in northern Siberia are presented. Production rates were inferred by inverse modeling based on measured methane concentrations in the ice cover. Results revealed marked differences in early winter methane production among ponds showing different stages of shore degradation. This suggests that shore erosion can increase methane production of Arctic ponds by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude.
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