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dc.contributor.authorComas, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorKettridge, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorBinley, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorSlater, Lee
dc.contributor.authorParsekian, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorBaird, Andy J.
dc.contributor.authorStrack, Maria
dc.contributor.authorWaddington, James M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17 19:37:18 (GMT)
dc.date.available2017-03-17 19:37:18 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2014-10-30
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10056
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/11535
dc.description.abstractNorthern peatlands are a large source of atmospheric methane (CH4) and both a source and a sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The rate and temporal variability in gas exchanges with peat soils is directly related to the spatial distribution of these free-phase gases within the peat column. In this paper, we present results from surface and borehole ground-penetrating radar surveys – constrained with direct soil and gas sampling – that compare the spatial distribution of gas accumulations in two raised bogs: one in Wales (UK), the other in Maine (USA). Although the two peatlands have similar average thickness, physical properties of the peat matrix differ, particularly in terms of peat type and degree of humification. We hypothesize that these variations in physical properties are responsible for the differences in gas distribution between the two peatlands characterized by (1) gas content up to 10.8% associated with woody peat and presence of wood layers in Caribou Bog (Maine) and (2) a more homogenous distribution with gas content up to 5.7% at the surface (i.e. <0.5 m deep) in Cors Fochno (Wales). Our results highlight the variability in biogenic gas accumulation and distribution across peatlands and suggest that the nature of the peat matrix has a key role in defining how biogenic gas accumulates within and is released to the atmosphere from peat soils. © 2015 The Authors. Hydrological Processes published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectgeophysicsen
dc.subjectpeatlandsen
dc.subjectcarbon cycleen
dc.titleThe effect of peat structure on the spatial distribution of biogenic gases within bogs: EFFECT OF PEAT STRUCTURE ON BIOGENIC GASen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationComas X., Kettridge N., Binley A., Slater L., Parsekian A., Baird A. J., Strack M., and Waddington J. M. (2014), The effect of peat structure on the spatial distribution of biogenic gases within bogs, Hydrol. Process., 28, pages 5483–5494, doi: 10.1002/hyp.10056en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Environmenten
uws.contributor.affiliation2Geography and Environmental Managementen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen


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