6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
[ACG36-P14] Automatic measurement of gas emission/uptake of Alaskan permafrost soils
Keywords:permafrost soil, Alaska, CO2, NO, laboratory experiment
The release of carbon from the decomposition of organic matters in permafrost soils are very important for the acceleration of global watming . We applied our dynamic system to Alaskan soils and measured temperature dependence of gas (CO2, CH4, N2O, NO, H2, CO) emission/uptake. The Four core samples were placed on petri-dishes which were put into chambers where temperature was controlled. CO2 emission from soils showed variations different from sample to sample. Even at -5C, CO2 emissions were observed. From the time series of CO2 emission rates, we estimated Q10 values. Q10 values were similar between 5-15C and 15 and 25C. Some soils also temperature-dependently emit NO, CO and N2O.