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The Regulating Role of Meteorology in the Wetland-Air CO 2 Fluxes at the Largest Shallow Grass-Type Lake on the North China Plain.
- Source :
- Water (20734441); Jan2023, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p139, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Lakes are hot spots of carbon cycles in inland aquatic systems. As a vital factor, meteorology, including air temperature, precipitation, wind speed and evapotranspiration, is profoundly affecting or even regulating the wetland-air CO<subscript>2</subscript> exchanges. Compared with some other similar lakes in China, the largest shallow grass-type Baiyangdian Lake (BYDL) acts as a vital CO<subscript>2</subscript> sink on the North China Plain. The purpose of this study is to reveal the effects of meteorology on the process of CO<subscript>2</subscript> flux variation. Based on the method of the eddy covariance, the daily average wetland-air CO<subscript>2</subscript> flux at the BYDL over the monitoring period from April 2019 to November 2020, reached −0.63 μmol m<superscript>−2</superscript> s<superscript>−1</superscript>, and the annual average reached −0.71 μmol m<superscript>−2</superscript> s<superscript>−1</superscript> from 12 April 2019 to 12 April 2020. The CO<subscript>2</subscript> sink fluxes varied with the seasons and reached the maximum in summer. Temperature and evapotranspiration are two major driving factors, whose higher values can positively improve the wetland CO<subscript>2</subscript> sinks. Precipitation generally coincides with the CO<subscript>2</subscript> sinks, but the relatively larger summertime precipitation (0.39 m in 2020, compared with that of 0.17 m in 2019) inhibits the CO<subscript>2</subscript> uptakes on longer timescales. A moderate wind speed in the range of 1.6~3.3 m s<superscript>−1</superscript>, promoted the CO<subscript>2</subscript> sinks for the shallow grass-type lake. Compared with previous studies at the same or similar wetlands, consistent CO<subscript>2</subscript> sink fluxes are found. Further in this study, the variation trends of CO<subscript>2</subscript> sinks with the changing meteorological factors are revealed for the first time in this type of wetland. Once meteorology is determined under both the anthropogenic and climatic impacts, the evaluation and prediction of the lacustrine carbon cycling could be more precise. Generally, this study will serve as an important data point into the global understanding of lake carbon fluxes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- METEOROLOGY
CARBON dioxide
WETLANDS
LAKES
CARBON cycle
ATMOSPHERIC temperature
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734441
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Water (20734441)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161188383
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/w15010139