Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Main Tributary of the Yangtze River, Eastern China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site Description
2.2. Field Sampling and Analyses
2.3. Dissolved GHG Concentrations and Diffusive Fluxes
2.4. Global Warming Potential (GWP)
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Variation in Stream Physical and Chemical Parameters
3.2. Dissolved GHG Concentrations in Surface River Water
3.3. Diffusive GHG Fluxes
3.4. Relationships between GHG Emissions and Environmental Parameters
4. Discussion
4.1. Comparison of GHG Emissions with Other Rivers
4.2. Factors Influencing the GHG Spatial Variation
4.3. Study Limitations and Future Research
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Month | Reaches | Ta (°C) | Tw (°C) | WD (m) | Flow Velocity (m/s) | Air Pressure (hPa) | DO (mg/L) | pH | NH4+-N (mg/L) |
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September | Upper | 24.4 ± 1.8 a | 24.3 ± 1.3 a | 0.30 ± 0.21 a | 0.065 ± 0.045 a | 99.86 ± 0.39 b | 6.32 ± 0.78 | 7.88 ± 0.48 a | 0.13 ± 0.17 a |
Middle | 24.8 ± 3.0 a | 24.8 ± 0.9 a | 0.26 ± 0.15 a | 0.039 ± 0.030 a | 100.14 ± 0.79 a | - | 7.51 ± 0.19 b | 0.30 ± 0.33 a | |
Lower | 23.0 ± 0.6 a | 25.2 ± 2.2 a | 0.45 ± 0.10 a | 0.028 ± 0.013 a | 100.73 ± 0.06 ab | - | 7.56 ± 0.24 ab | 0.25 ± 0.09 a | |
April | Upper | 25.4 ± 4.3 a | 20.1 ± 2.1 a | 0.25 ± 0.21 a | 0.048 ± 0.042 a | 99.78 ± 0.63 c | 8.68 ± 1.17 a | 7.78 ± 0.64 a | 0.12 ± 0.11 a |
Middle | 28.0 ± 3.6 a | 19.8 ± 2.0 a | 0.29 ± 0.19 a | 0.048 ± 0.023 a | 100.40 ± 0.60 b | 8.32 ± 0.81 a | 7.96 ± 0.58 a | 0.15 ± 0.12 a | |
Lower | 27.7 ± 2.4 a | 20.3 ± 1.0 a | 0.27 ± 0.09 a | 0.033 ± 0.006 a | 101.25 ± 0.06 a | 8.65 ± 0.99 a | 7.78 ± 0.23 a | 0.09 ± 0.06 a | |
All data | Upper | 24.9 ± 3.2 a | 22.2 ± 2.7 a | 27.9 ± 20.6 a | 0.057 ± 0.043 a | 99.82 ± 0.51 c | 7.64 ± 1.56 a | 7.83 ± 0.5 5 a | 0.13 ± 0.14 a |
Middle | 26.4 ± 3.6 a | 22.3 ± 3.0 a | 27.4 ± 16.6 a | 0.044 ± 0.026 a | 100.27 ± 0.69 b | 7.73 ± 1.82 a | 7.73 ± 0.48 a | 0.23 ± 0.25 a | |
Lower | 25.3 ± 3.0 a | 22.7 ± 3.1 a | 36.2 ± 13.1 a | 0.031 ± 0.009 a | 100.99 ± 0.29 a | 8.65 ± 0.99 a | 7.67 ± 0.24 a | 0.17 ± 0.11 a |
Month | Reaches | cCO2 (μM) | sCO2 | fCO2 (mmol m−2 d−1) # | cCH4 (μM) | sCH4 | fCH4 (μmol m−2 d−1) # | cN2O (nM) | sN2O | fN2O (μmol m−2 d−1) # |
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September | Upper | 25.50 ± 2.05 a | 1.68 ± 0.09 a | 29.71 ± 6.76 a (15.49 ± 9.93~43.58 ± 7.89) | 0.09 ± 0.06 b | 29.33 ± 16.70 b | 283.84 ± 153.65 b (134.43 ± 78.22~422.07 ± 234.32) | 16.08 ± 0.48 a | 1.74 ± 0.11 ab | 19.40 ± 2.98 a (9.95 ± 5.35~28.53 ± 3.32) |
Middle | 25.82 ± 1.60 a | 1.66 ± 0.09 a | 25.12 ± 2.71 a (4.76 ± 6.16~41.89 ± 3.57) | 0.23 ± 0.19 a | 69.26 ± 55.29 a | 644.76 ± 536.99 a (161.00 ± 281.30~1056.12 ± 872.91) | 15.43 ± 0.49 b | 1.76 ± 0.07 a | 16.30 ± 2.63 b (3.36 ± 4.99~27.06 ± 2.35) | |
Lower | 27.91 ± 1.26 a | 1.79 ± 0.24 a | 28.31 ± 6.57 a (1.13 ± 0.32~49.11 ± 10.51) | 0.18 ± 0.0 7 ab | 54.60 ± 20.18 ab | 494.17 ± 211.03 ab (18.81 ± 5.76~866.28 ± 381.03) | 15.48 ± 0.51 ab | 1.70 ± 0.02 b | 14.60 ± 0.32 b (0.59 ± 0.12~25.44 ± 1.26) | |
Overall | 25.99 ± 1.89 | 1.69 ± 0.12 | 27.66 ± 5.60 (9.04 ± 9.63~43.73 ± 6.97) | 0.16 ± 0.14 | 49.09 ± 40.59 | 459.76 ± 387.46 (127.72 ± 184.64~742.32 ± 641.55) | 15.73 ± 0.56 | 1.74 ± 0.08 | 17.44 ± 3.15 (5.91 ± 6.01~27.48 ± 2.85) | |
April | Upper | 29.78 ± 18.44 a | 1.86 ± 0.90 a | 36.00 ± 41.26 a (16.34 ± 25.55~51.65 ± 62.33) | 0.37 ± 0.64 a | 132.59 ± 235.67 a | 973.67 ± 1694.78 a (314.38 ± 384.78~1499.93 ± 2702.71) | 16.27 ± 6.29 a | 1.89 ± 0.81 a | 18.27 ± 14.84 a (6.54 ± 4.06~27.94 ± 23.89) |
Middle | 30.64 ± 11.73 a | 2.13 ± 0.73 a | 35.99 ± 23.26 a (8.56 ± 8.66~61.09 ± 40.17) | 0.40 ± 0.33 a | 145.15 ± 115.09 a | 967.45 ± 897.37 a (267.40 ± 467.51~1578.76 ± 1351.09) | 17.59 ± 2.38 a | 2.24 ± 0.37 a | 21.04 ± 6.02 a (4.29 ± 3.86~35.71 ± 9.91) | |
Lower | 31.33 ± 9.89 a | 2.32 ± 0.51 a | 36.84 ± 16.62 a (2.13 ± 1.60~64.78 ± 29.60) | 0.33 ± 0.24 a | 128.12 ± 94.23 a | 730.36 ± 537.08 a (41.15 ± 34.89~1278.70 ± 936.61) | 14.95 ± 1.19 a | 1.89 ± 0.13 a | 14.46 ± 1.87 a (0.78 ± 0.46~25.38 ± 3.32) | |
Overall | 30.36 ± 14.30 | 2.04 ± 0.77 | 36.12 ± 30.75 (11.10 ± 18.20~57.40 ± 48.50) | 0.38 ± 0.47 | 136.94 ± 171.03 | 934.69 ± 1242.65 (254.60 ± 389.81~1498.28 ± 1962.36) | 16.60 ± 4.45 | 2.03 ± 0.60 | 18.81 ± 10.57 (4.78 ± 4.06~30.67 ± 17.21) | |
All data | Upper | 27.64 ± 12.92 a | 1.77 ± 0.63 a | 32.86 ± 28.87 a (15.92 ± 18.81~47.61 ± 43.30) | 0.23 ± 0.47 a | 80.96 ± 170.56 a | 628.76 ± 1220.14 a (224.40 ± 284.82~961.00 ± 1941.86) | 16.17 ± 4.33 a | 1.81 ± 0.56 a | 18.84 ± 10.40 a (8.24 ± 4.93~28.24 ± 16.55) |
Middle | 28.23 ± 8.47 a | 1.90 ± 0.56 a | 30.56 ± 16.95 a (6.66 ± 7.52~51.49 ± 29.28) | 0.32 ± 0.28 a | 107.20 ± 95.62 a | 806.10 ± 733.57 a (214.20 ± 376.76~1317.44 ± 1131.50) | 16.51 ± 2.00 | 2.00 ± 0.36 a | 18.67 ± 5.11 a (3.83 ± 4.33~31.38 ± 8.27) | |
Lower | 29.62 ± 6.58 a | 2.06 ± 0.46 a | 32.58 ± 12.23 a (1.63 ± 1.17~56.95 ± 21.62) | 0.26 ± 0.18 a | 91.36 ± 73.05 a | 612.27 ± 387.21 a (29.98 ± 649.74~1072.49 ± 678.23) | 15.21 ± 0.87 a | 1.80 ± 0.14 a | 14.53 ± 1.20 a (0.69 ± 0.32~25.41 ± 2.25) | |
Overall | 28.17 ± 10.31 | 1.86 ± 0.57 | 31.89 ± 22.23 (10.07 ± 14.41~50.57 ± 34.89) | 0.27 ± 0.36 | 93.02 ± 130.51 | 697.22 ± 939.82 (191.16 ± 307.84~1120.30 ± 1491.00) | 16.16 ± 3.16 | 1.89 ± 0.45 | 18.12 ± 7.73 (5.34 ± 5.10~29.07 ± 12.28) |
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Miao, Y.; Sun, F.; Hong, W.; Fang, F.; Yu, J.; Luo, H.; Wu, C.; Xu, G.; Sun, Y.; Meng, H. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Main Tributary of the Yangtze River, Eastern China. Sustainability 2022, 14, 13729. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142113729
Miao Y, Sun F, Hong W, Fang F, Yu J, Luo H, Wu C, Xu G, Sun Y, Meng H. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Main Tributary of the Yangtze River, Eastern China. Sustainability. 2022; 14(21):13729. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142113729
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiao, Yuqing, Fanghu Sun, Weilin Hong, Fengman Fang, Jian Yu, Hao Luo, Chuansheng Wu, Guanglai Xu, Yilin Sun, and Henan Meng. 2022. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Main Tributary of the Yangtze River, Eastern China" Sustainability 14, no. 21: 13729. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142113729