Title: Nitrous Oxide Fluxes in Permafrost Peatlands remain negligible after Wildfire and Thermokarst Disturbance
Citation: Schulze, C., et al. (2022). Nitrous Oxide Fluxes in Permafrost Peatlands remain negligible after Wildfire and Thermokarst Disturbance. University of Alberta Education & Research Archive. https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-5ce6-yx27
Study Site: Western Canada
Purpose: The greenhouse gas (GHG) balance of boreal peatlands in permafrost regions will be affected by climate change through disturbances such as permafrost thaw and wildfire. Although the future GHG balance of boreal peatlands including ponds is dominated by the exchange of both carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), disturbance impacts on fluxes of the potent GHG nitrous oxide (N2O) could contribute to shifts in the net radiative balance.
Abstract: Here, we measured monthly (April to October) fluxes of N2O, CH4, and CO2 from three sites located across the sporadic and discontinuous permafrost zones of western Canada.
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Keywords:
carbon dioxide,
methane,
nitrous oxide,
permafrost,
wildfire,
Geographical coordinates: North: 63.15, South: 59.50 East: -117.20 West: -123.25
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2020-01-01, End
Date: 2020-12-31
