Title: Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Hydrogen, and Water fluxes from a Tidal Salt Marsh in British Columbia
Citation: Sara Knox (2025), AmeriFlux BASE CA-DSM Delta Salt Marsh, Ver. 2-5, AmeriFlux AMP, (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1964085
Study Site: Delta Salt Marsh
Purpose: To collect CO2, CH4, H, and H2O fluxes in a tidal salt marsh
Abstract: This site is a tidal salt marsh on the eastern side of the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. This area is located on the southern front of the Fraser River. The total area of the Boundary Bay WMA is 11,470 ha, and the eastern part surrounding the flux tower accounts for 39 ha. This area is surrounded by farms and dikes. The Provincial Government purchased this area in 1974 limiting public access and designated it as WMA in 1995. This area has a mixed semidiurnal tidal cycle. The dominant species is Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) with a canopy height of ~40 cm. The tower is in a high marsh system and was installed to analyze energy, H2O, CO2, and CH4 fluxes on September 3, 2021.
Supplemental Information Summary: This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site CA-DSM Delta Salt Marsh.
Research:
Further Info: Study site website: https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/sites/siteinfo/CA-DSM#overview
Status: In-progress
Keywords:
carbon dioxide,
methane,
hydrology,
Tidal salt marsh,
Geographical coordinates: North: 49.0887, South: 49.0887 East: -122.8954 West: -122.8954
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2021-01-01, End
Date: 2025-05-21
