Sampling frequency affects estimates of annual nitrous oxide fluxes

Quantifying nitrous oxide (N 2 O) fluxes, a potent greenhouse gas, from soils is necessary to improve our knowledge of terrestrial N 2 O losses. Developing universal sampling frequencies for calculating annual N 2 O fluxes is difficult, as fluxes are renowned for their high temporal variability. We...

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Main Authors: Barton, L., Wolf, B., Rowlings, D., Scheer, Clemens, Kiese, Ralf, Grace, Peter, Stefanova, K., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129277
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author Barton, L.
Wolf, B.
Rowlings, D.
Scheer, Clemens
Kiese, Ralf
Grace, Peter
Stefanova, K.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Rowlings, D.
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description Quantifying nitrous oxide (N 2 O) fluxes, a potent greenhouse gas, from soils is necessary to improve our knowledge of terrestrial N 2 O losses. Developing universal sampling frequencies for calculating annual N 2 O fluxes is difficult, as fluxes are renowned for their high temporal variability. We demonstrate daily sampling was largely required to achieve annual N 2 O fluxes within 10% of the ‘best’ estimate for 28 annual datasets collected from three continents—Australia, Europe and Asia. Decreasing the regularity of measurements either under- or overestimated annual N 2 O fluxes, with a maximum overestimation of 935%. Measurement frequency was lowered using a sampling strategy based on environmental factors known to affect temporal variability, but still required sampling more than once a week. Consequently, uncertainty in current global terrestrial N 2 O budgets associated with the upscaling of field-based datasets can be decreased significantly using adequate sampling frequencies.
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spelling CGSpace1292772024-08-27T10:36:32Z Sampling frequency affects estimates of annual nitrous oxide fluxes Barton, L. Wolf, B. Rowlings, D. Scheer, Clemens Kiese, Ralf Grace, Peter Stefanova, K. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus nitrous oxide sampling Quantifying nitrous oxide (N 2 O) fluxes, a potent greenhouse gas, from soils is necessary to improve our knowledge of terrestrial N 2 O losses. Developing universal sampling frequencies for calculating annual N 2 O fluxes is difficult, as fluxes are renowned for their high temporal variability. We demonstrate daily sampling was largely required to achieve annual N 2 O fluxes within 10% of the ‘best’ estimate for 28 annual datasets collected from three continents—Australia, Europe and Asia. Decreasing the regularity of measurements either under- or overestimated annual N 2 O fluxes, with a maximum overestimation of 935%. Measurement frequency was lowered using a sampling strategy based on environmental factors known to affect temporal variability, but still required sampling more than once a week. Consequently, uncertainty in current global terrestrial N 2 O budgets associated with the upscaling of field-based datasets can be decreased significantly using adequate sampling frequencies. 2015-11-02 2023-03-10T14:32:55Z 2023-03-10T14:32:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129277 en Open Access Springer Barton, L.; Wolf, B.; Rowlings, D.; Scheer, Clemens; Kiese, Ralf; Grace, Peter; Stefanova, K.; Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus. 2015. Sampling frequency affects estimates of annual nitrous oxide fluxes. Scientific Reports 5:
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Kiese, Ralf
Grace, Peter
Stefanova, K.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Sampling frequency affects estimates of annual nitrous oxide fluxes
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