CO2 flux measurements in Russian Far East tundra using eddy covariance and closed chamber techniques

D. G. Zamolodchikov; D. V. Karelin; A. I. Ivaschenko; W. C. Oechel; S. J. Hastings

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v55i4.16384

CO2 flux measurements in Russian Far East tundra using eddy covariance and closed chamber techniques

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 55 (2003): Issue 4

By: D. G. Zamolodchikov, D. V. Karelin, A. I. Ivaschenko, W. C. Oechel and S. J. Hastings

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|Jan 2003

Abstract

The objective of this study was to estimate the CO₂ exchange of a tundra ecosystem in the Russian Far East using the eddy covariance technique using closed-chamber measurements as a reference. An eddy covariance tower was placed near the Lavrentiya settlement (Chukotskiy Peninsula, Russia, 65° 36′N, 171°04′W) within a typical tundra landscape. During the 85 d of continuous measurements [Julian days (JD) 205–289, 2000] the CO₂ exchange of the studied ecosystem was found to be close to equilibrium (a carbon sink at 10.2 gC m−2). In the late summer period (JD 205–240) the ecosystem sequestered 32.1 gC m−2, whereas in autumn (JD 241–289), it was functioning as a carbon source of 21.9 gC m−2. Model-based estimates of ecosystem respiration and gross primary production were obtained over the period of observations. These are the first eddy covariance-based measurements performed in the Russian tundra.

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