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- Title
Measuring the biosphere-atmosphere exchange of total reactive nitrogen by eddy covariance.
- Authors
Ammann, C.; Wolff, V.; Marx, O.; Brümmer, C.; Neftel, A.
- Abstract
The (net) exchange of reactive nitrogen (Nr) with the atmosphere is an important driver for ecosystem productivity and greenhouse gas exchange. The exchange of airborne Nr includes various trace compounds that usually require different specific measurement techniques, and up to now fast response instruments suitable for eddy covariance measurements are only available for few of these compounds. Here we present eddy covariance flux measurements with a recently introduced converter (TRANC) for the sum of all Nr compounds (σNr). Measurements were performed over a managed grassland field with phases of net emission and net deposition of σNr and alternating dominance of oxidized (NOx) and reduced species (NH3). Spectral analysis of the eddy covariance data exhibited the existence of covariance function peaks at a reasonable time lag related to the sampling tube residence time under stationary conditions. Using ogive analysis, the high-frequency damping was quantified to 19-26 % for a low measurement height of 1.2 m and to about 10 % for 4.8 m measurement height. ΣNr concentrations and fluxes were compared to parallel NO and NO2 measurements by dynamic chambers and NH3 measurements by the aerodynamic gradient technique. The average concentration results indicate that close-to-full conversion of the main compounds NO2 and NH3 was generally obtained by the TRANC system. With an optimised sample inlet also the fluxes of these compounds were recovered fairly including net deposition and net emission phases. The study shows that the TRANC system is suitable for fast response measurements of oxidized and reduced nitrogen compounds and can be used for continuous eddy covariance flux measurements of total reactive nitrogen.
- Subjects
BIOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERE; REACTIVE nitrogen species; BIOTIC communities; GREENHOUSE gases; OXIDATION; FREQUENCIES of oscillating systems
- Publication
Biogeosciences Discussions, 2012, Vol 9, Issue 6, p6857
- ISSN
1810-6277
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/bgd-9-6857-2012