Procedure for Fast Simultaneous Analysis of the Greenhouse Gases: Methane,Carbon Dioxide,and Nitrous Oxide in Air Samples

Abstract

A comprehensive procedure has been developed and is reported here for (i) sampling air above a soil surface and (ii) analyzing it for the three greenhouse gases: methane (CH₄), carbon dioxide (CO₂), and nitrous oxide (N₂O). The automated gas‐chromatography procedure simultaneously analyzes for CH₄, CO₂, and N₂O and has a precision of 0.87, 2.17, and 0.74%, respectively. Method-detection limits are 0.04 ppm for CH₄, 25.5 ppm for CO₂, and 7.4 ppb for N₂O. The procedure is used to monitor greenhouse gas exchanges at soil surfaces; its precision and automated ability to analyze large sample numbers produces quality data available for upscaling and modeling for inventory purposes; and it is used for developing a process‐based understanding of the mechanisms controlling greenhouse gas fluxes at the soil surface, which can then be applied to develop mitigation strategies.     

不同耕作条件下豆麦双序列轮作农田土壤温室气体的排放及影响因素研究

为了研究耕作措施对双序列轮作农田土壤温室气体的排放及影响, 采用CO₂分析仪、静态箱 气相色谱法在陇中黄土高原半干旱区对传统耕作不覆盖、免耕不覆盖、免耕秸秆覆盖和传统耕作+秸秆还田4种耕作措施下豆麦双序列轮作农田土壤温室气体(CO₂、N₂O和CH₄)的排放及影响因素进行了连续测定和分析。结果表明: 测定期内4种耕作措施下农田土壤均表现为CO₂源、N₂O源和CH₄净吸收汇; 除传统耕作不覆盖措施, 其他3种耕作措施不同程度地减少了2种轮作序列土壤的N₂O排放通量, 并显著增加了土壤对CH4的吸收。CO₂和N₂O的排放通量分别与地表、地下5 cm处、地下10 cm处的土壤温度呈极显著和显著正相关关系, 相关系数分别为0.92^**和0.89^**、0.95^**和0.91^**、0.77^*和0.62^*; 而CH₄吸收通量与不同地层的温度之间无明显的相关关系; CO₂和CH₄的通量与0~5 cm、5~10 cm的土壤含水量均呈显著正相关关系, 相关系数分别为0.69^*和0.72^*、0.77^*和0.64^*, 而与10~30 cm土壤含水量无明显相关关系; N₂O排放通量与各层次的土壤含水量之间均呈不显著负相关关系。对2种轮作序列各处理下土壤中排放的3种温室气体的增温潜势计算综合得出: 4种耕作措施中, 免耕不覆盖处理可相对减少土壤温室气体的排放量, 进而降低温室效应。     

The effects of catena positions on greenhouse gas emissions along a seasonal wetland (dambo) transect in tropical Zimbabwe

Wetlands are major natural sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In central and southern Africa, one of the most extensive wetlands are dambos (seasonal wetlands) which occupy 20–25% of land area. However, there are very little data on GHG methane (CH₄), carbon dioxide (CO₂) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from dambos, and this study presents the first estimates from dambos in Zimbabwe. The objective was to evaluate the effects of catena positions; upland, dambo mid-slope and dambo bottom, on GHG emissions along an undisturbed dambo transect. Methane emissions were ?0.3, 29.5 and ?1.3 mg m^?2 hr^?1, N₂O emission were 40.1, 3.9 and 5.5 µg m² hr^?1, while CO₂ emissions were 2648.9, 896.2 and 590.1 mg m^?2 hr^?1 for upland, mid-slope and bottom catena, respectively. Our results showed that uplands were important sources of N₂O and CO₂, and a sink for CH₄, while the dambo mid-slope position was a major source of CH₄, but a weak source of CO₂ and N₂O. Dambo bottom catena was weak source GHGs. Overall, dambos were major sources of CH₄ and weak sources of N₂O and CO₂.We concluded that, depending on catenal position, dambos can be major or minor sources of GHGs.     

施氮水平对太行山前平原冬小麦-夏玉米轮作体系土壤温室气体通量的影响

应用静态明箱-气相色谱法对4 个施氮肥水平N0 [0 kg(N)·hm^-2]、N200 [200 kg(N)·hm^-2]、N400 [400kg(N)·hm^-2]、N600 [600 kg(N)·hm^-2]的夏玉米-冬小麦季轮作体系2008~2010 年的土壤温室气体(CH₄、CO₂ 和N₂O)排放通量进行研究, 同时观测5 cm 土层土壤温度并记录降水量。结果表明: 太行山前平原冬小麦-夏玉米轮作农田生态系统为CH₄ 吸收汇, CO₂ 和N₂O 排放源。随着氮肥施入量的增加土壤对CH₄ 的吸收速率降低, 而CO₂ 和N₂O 的排放速率增加。冬小麦季施氮处理土壤对CH₄ 的吸收速率显著低于无氮肥的N0 处理, 而N600处理土壤CO₂ 和N₂O 排放速率显著高于N0 处理(P<0.05)。施肥和灌溉会直接导致土壤CO₂ 和N₂O 的排放通量增加, 同时土壤对CH₄ 的吸收峰值减小。土壤温度升高和降水量增加以及干湿交替加剧均会造成N₂O 和CO₂排放速率增加。同时在持续干燥和低温条件的冬季不施氮处理观测到土壤对N₂O 的吸收现象。N0、N200、N400 和N600 处理土壤CH₄ 年排放总量(kg·hm^-2·a^-1)分别为-1.42、-0.75、-0.82、-0.92(2008~2009 年)和-2.60、-1.47、-1.35、-1.76(2009~2010 年), N0、N200、N400 和N600 处理土壤CO₂ 年排放总量(kg·hm^-2·a^-1)分别为15 597.6、19 345.6、21 455.9、29 012.5(2008~2009 年)和10 317.7、11 474.0、13 983.5、20 639.3(2009~2010年), N0、N200、N400 和N600 处理土壤N₂O 年排放总量(kg·hm^-2·a^-1)分别为1.05、2.16、5.27、6.98(2008~2009年)和1.49、2.31、4.42、5.81(2009~2010 年)。     

Soil processes and global change

 Contributors to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) generally agree that increases in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse trace gases (i.e., CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, O₃) since preindustrial times, about the year 1750, have led to changes in the earth's climate. During the past 250 years the atmospheric concentrations of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O have increased by 30, 145, and 15%, respectively. A doubling of preindustrial CO₂ concentrations by the end of the twenty-first century is expected to raise global mean surface temperature by about 2  °C and increase the frequency of severe weather events. These increases are attributed mainly to fossil fuel use, land-use change, and agriculture. Soils and climate changes are related by bidirectional interactions. Soil processes directly affect climatic changes through the production and consumption of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O and, indirectly, through the production and consumption of NH₃, NO_x, and CO. Although CO₂ is primarily produced through fossil fuel combustion, land-use changes, conversion of forest and grasslands to agriculture, have contributed significantly to atmospheric increase of CO₂. Changes in land use and management can also result in the net uptake, sequestration, of atmospheric CO₂. CH₄ and N₂O are produced (30% and 70%, respectively) in the soil, and soil processes will likely regulate future changes in the atmospheric concentration of these gases. The soil-atmosphere exchange of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O are interrelated, and changes in one cycle can impart changes in the N cycle and resulting soil-atmosphere exchange of N₂O. Conversely, N addition increases C sequestration. On the other hand, soil processes are influenced by climatic change through imposed changes in soil temperature, soil water, and nutrient competition. Increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO₂ alters plant response to environmental parameters and frequently results in increased efficiency in use of N and water. In annual crops increased CO₂ generally leads to increased crop productivity. In natural systems, the long-term impact of increased CO₂ on ecosystem sustainability is not known. These changes may also result in altered CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O exchange with the soil. Because of large temporal and spatial variability in the soil-atmosphere exchange of trace gases, the measurement of the absolute amount and prediction of the changes of these fluxes, as they are impacted by global change on regional and global scales, is still difficult. In recent years, however, much progress has been made in decreasing the uncertainty of field scale flux measurements, and efforts are being directed to large scale field and modeling programs. This paper briefly relates soil process and issues akin to the soil-atmosphere exchange of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O. The impact of climate change, particularly increasing atmospheric CO₂ concentrations, on soil processes is also briefly discussed. Received: 1 December 1997     

Ammonia,Nitrous Oxide,Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emissions from Commercial Broiler Houses in Mediterranean Portugal

Limited data are available on ammonia (NH₃), nitrous oxide (N₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) emissions from poultry housing in Mediterranean countries. The aim of the present study was to assess the NH₃, N₂O, CO₂ and CH₄ emission rates from commercial breeding hen and broiler houses under Mediterranean climate conditions. Research was conducted at one commercial breeding hen house and in two commercial broiler houses located in central Portugal. The environmental conditions, gas concentrations and ventilation rates were measured in the cold (8.0?±?2.1 °C) and hot (20.7?±?1.9 °C) season for the breeding hen house, whereas for the two broiler houses, measurements were made during one fattening cycle in the fall (17.3?±?1.7 °C) season. Results showed that the annual average emission rates for breeding hen and broiler houses were 0.52?±?0.27 and 0.06?±?0.01 for NH₃, 0.030?±?0.042 and 0.006?±?0.001 for N₂O, 169.6?±?56.2 and 58.0?±?15.1 for CO₂ and 0.092?±?0.131 and 0.0113?±?0.0002 g day^?1 bird^?1 for CH₄, respectively. The N₂O emission rates observed in breeding hen houses may have been overestimated, being higher than previously reported for Mediterranean countries.     

水分类型对土壤排放的温室气体组成和综合温室效应的影响

实验室研究表明,土壤排放出的温室气体（ＣＯ２、ＣＨ４和Ｎ２Ｏ）组成及总理显著地受土壤水分类型和施用秸秆的影响。连续淹水条件下,土壤仅排放微理的Ｎ２Ｏ,但排放出大量的Ｃ睡Ｃ敢条件下,土壤不排放Ｃ上键合的但排放出大量的Ｎ２Ｏ;虽然淹水的土壤排水促进Ｎ２Ｏ排放,但显著抑制ＣＨ４的排放,淹水好气交替处理的土壤其排放的ＣＯ２、ＣＨ４和Ｎ２Ｏ均在好气和连续淹水之间。根据各种温室产生温室效应的相对潜力,计算土壤     

Automated Collector of Terrestrial Systems Used for the Gathering of Soil Atmospheric‐Gas Emissions

Soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are complex, and their study requires considerable sampling of field spatial and temporal differences. Manual and simple automated gas‐collection techniques used at multiple sites during specific time intervals are labor intensive. The objective of this work was to construct a device that can independently collect GHG samples with the accuracy and precision of manually drawn samples. An automated collector of terrestrial systems (ACTS) is a 24‐h, 7‐d/week programmable sampler used in the field for real‐time gathering and containment of soil GHG emissions. The sampler opens and closes an exterior soil gas chamber, mixes gases in the chamber by turning fans on/off, and utilizes programmable circuits to purge the system and draw a sample from the chamber with a pneumatic‐driven syringe. Each sample was stored in an evacuated vial held in a 30‐vial capacity carousel. Vial content was analyzed for carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)–Agricultural Research Services (ARS) Agroecosystem Management Research Unit (AMRU). A Tracor MT‐220 gas chromatograph (GC) configured with a thermal conductivity detector (TCD) was used for CO₂ analysis, and an automated gas‐sampling system (AGSS) attached to a Varian 3700 GC configured with flame ionization detection (FID) and electron capture detection (ECD) was used for CH₄ and N₂O analysis. Field and laboratory mean values and coefficients of variation (standards and field concentrations of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O ranging from ambient to 71 kg ha^?1 d^?1 had coefficients of variation ranging from 1.2 to 4.2%) were similar between ACTS and manually drawn samples. Results showed strong correlation (R² = 0.81 to 1.00) between sampling methods. The sampler design provides a realistic and inexpensive approach for collecting emission samples while reducing human error associated with adverse sampling conditions and fatigue. The ACTS has potential for use in monitoring and comparing management practices in terrestrial systems to determine their contribution to GHG emissions.     

Influence of water depth and soil amelioration on greenhouse gas emissions from peat soil columns

Recently, large areas of tropical peatland have been converted into agricultural fields. To be used for agricultural activities, peat soils need to be drained, limed and fertilized due to excess water, low nutrient content and high acidity. Water depth and amelioration have significant effects on greenhouse gas (GHG) production. Twenty-seven soil samples were collected from Jabiren, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 2014 to examine the effect of water depth and amelioration on GHG emissions. Soil columns were formed in the peatland using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe with a diameter of 21 cm and a length of 100 cm. The PVC pipe was inserted vertically into the soil to a depth of 100 cm and carefully pulled up with the soil inside after sealing the bottom. The treatments consisting of three static water depths (15, 35 and 55 cm from the soil surface) and three ameliorants (without ameliorant/control, biochar+compost and steel slag+compost) were arranged using a randomized block design with two factors and three replications. Fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) from the soil columns were measured weekly. There was a linear relationship between water depth and CO₂ emissions. No significant difference was observed in the CH₄ emissions in response to water depth and amelioration. The ameliorations influenced the CO₂ and N₂O emissions from the peat soil. The application of biochar+compost enhanced the CO₂ and N₂O emissions but reduced the CH₄ emission. Moreover, the application of steel slag+compost increased the emissions of all three gases. The highest CO₂ and N₂O emissions occurred in response to the biochar+compost treatment followed by the steel slag-compost treatment and without ameliorant. Soil pH, redox potential (Eh) and temperature influenced the CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O fluxes. Experiments for monitoring water depth and amelioration should be developed using peat soil as well as peat soil–crop systems.     

Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes, and carbon dioxide production in boreal forest soil fertilized with wood ash and nitrogen

Wood ash has been used to alleviate nutrient deficiencies and acidification in boreal forest soils. However, ash and nitrogen (N) fertilization may affect microbial processes producing or consuming greenhouse gases: methane (CH₄), nitrous oxide (N₂O) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). Ash and N fertilization can stimulate nitrification and denitrification and, therefore, increase N₂O emission and suppress CH₄ uptake rate. Ash may also stimulate microbial respiration thereby enhancing CO₂ emission. The fluxes of CH₄, N₂O and CO₂ were measured in a boreal spruce forest soil treated with wood ash and/or N (ammonium nitrate) during three growing seasons. In addition to in situ measurements, CH₄ oxidation potential, CO₂ production, net nitrification and N₂O production were studied in laboratory incubations. The mean in situ N₂O emissions and in situ CO₂ production from the untreated, N, ash and ash + N treatments were not significantly different, ranging from 11 to 17 μg N₂O m^?2 h^?1 and from 533 to 611 mg CO₂ m^?2 h^?1. However, ash increased the CH₄ oxidation in a forest soil profile which could be seen both in the laboratory experiments and in the CH₄ uptake rates in situ. The mean in situ CH₄ uptake rate in the untreated, N, ash and ash + N plots were 153 ± 5, 123 ± 8, 188 ± 10 and 178 ± 18 μg m^?2 h^?1, respectively.     

中国农业温室气体排放量测算及影响因素研究

农业生产过程所产生的温室气体在全球生产活动温室气体排放总量中占有很大比例,因此对农业温室气体的排放量进行测算并分析其影响因素,对实现农业节能减排有重要意义。本文基于1993―2011年中国农业生产的相关统计数据,借鉴前人关于农业生产中各种温室气体排放源排放系数的研究成果,测算了中国农业生产过程中的CH4、N2O和CO2排放量,并分析了影响因素。结果表明,CH4排放量基本平稳波动不大,N2O排放量从1993年的93.21万t波动增加到2011年的120.51万t,农业生产资料CO2排放量由15 626.98万t增加到31 258.10万t。种植业CO2排放主要分为土壤排放和生产资料排放,土壤CO2排放与大气温度、土壤温度、地表温度和土壤水分有关,生产资料CO2排放主要是由化肥和农药造成的;种植业CH4、N2O排放原因较为复杂,还有待进一步研究;动物肠道发酵CH4、N2O排放的影响因素主要取决于动物种类、饲料特性、饲养方式和粪便管理方式等。     

Measurements of Greenhouse Gas Flux from Composting Green-Waste Using Micrometeorological Mass Balance and Flow-Through Chambers

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are produced during the composting process, but few studies have measured emissions from a full-scale windrow of composting green-waste. This is important for evaluating composting as a waste management option and for understanding how changes to current composting management practices could help reduce emissions. This study uses micrometeorological mass balance (MMB) and open flow-through chamber techniques to measure emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O) from a windrow of composting green-waste in Northern California. The MMB technique yielded mean upwind–downwind concentration differences over the study period that showed sourcing of all three GHGs. CO₂ showed a stronger signal than CH₄ and N₂O. A strong diel pattern was found in the concentration differences at lower levels and fluxes of CO₂, with substantial noise likely obscuring any possible daily patterns for CH₄ and N₂O. Fluxes normalized by the time since the previous turn event revealed an initial rapid rise in CO₂ concentration differences (at lower levels) and fluxes, peaking close to 13?h after the turn event followed by a gradual decline. The same pattern was not as clear for the other two gases but overall declines in concentration differences and fluxes were apparent with increasing time since the previous turn event. Substantial differences between MMB and chamber calculated fluxes were found, due to both differences in the techniques as well as sampling frequency.     

Variations in the Diurnal Flux of Greenhouse Gases from Soil and Optimizing the Sampling Protocol for Closed Static Chambers

There is no standardized method for the sampling of greenhouse gas fluxes from soil. Two methods are primarily used: closed dynamic chamber (CDC) and closed static chamber (CSC) systems. The most complex and costly are the CDC systems, which can sample gases in situ. However, the low-cost CSC systems are being increasingly used in which the gas samples are collected manually and analyzed off-site at a later date. Given their growing popularity, it is important to optimize the sampling procedure of the CSC systems to ensure that the measurements are both repeatable and representative. Samples from a commercial potato crop were collected in the morning and afternoon at 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min after the chambers were closed, and the concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O) were determined using gas chromatography. The concentrations of CO₂ and N₂O inside chambers increased linearly over time, whereas the concentration of CH₄ remained constant. The fluxes of CO₂ and N₂O from soil were greater in the afternoon than the morning, whereas the flux of CH₄ was greater in the morning. For longer-term single-point soil flux monitoring using CSCs with a volume of 6.3 L, it is recommended that samples are collected in the morning at 0, 30, and 60 min after chambers are closed. This approach will ensure that the concentration of the gases are representative and will allow for a high level of repeatability and certainty in the results.     

Emissions of trace gases (CO2, CO,CH4, and N2O) resulting from rice straw burning

Emissions of trace gases (CO₂, CO, CH₄, N₂O) resulting from rice straw burning were measured by using the open chamber method. The carbon contained in rice straw was mainly released to the atmosphere as CO₂. The percentage of CO₂-C emitted in total C in rice straw was in the range of 57–81%, followed by CO-C (5–9%). The percentages of CH₄-C and N₂O-N in total C and N in rice straw were in the range of 0.43–0.90 and 1.16–1.50%, respectively. In the case of the rice straw which had been left in the field for a period of one month after harvest, emission of imperfect combustible gases such as CO and CH₄ during burning increased slightly, while that of perfect combustible gas, CO₂, was reduced. The amount of CH₄ emission from rice straw burning was comparable to that from paddy fields.     

Repeated drying–rewetting cycles and their effects on the emission of CO2, N2O,NO, and CH4 in a forest soil

Prolonged summer droughts due to climate change are expected for this century, but little is known about the effects of drying and wetting on biogenic trace‐gas fluxes of forest soils. Here, the response of CO₂, N₂O, NO, and CH₄ fluxes from temperate forest soils towards drying–wetting events has been investigated, using undisturbed soil columns from a Norway spruce forest in the “Fichtelgebirge”, Germany. Two different types of soil columns have been used for this study to quantify the contribution of organic and mineral horizons to the total fluxes: (1) organic horizons (O) and (2) organic and mineral soil horizons (O+M). Three drying–wetting treatments with different rewetting intensities (8, 20, and 50 mm of irrigation d^–1) have been compared to a constantly moist control to estimate the influence of rainfall intensity under identical drying conditions and constant temperature (+15°C). Drought significantly reduced CO₂, N₂O, and NO fluxes in most cycles. Following rewetting, CO₂ fluxes quickly recovered back to control level in the O columns but remained significantly reduced in the O+M columns with total CO₂ fluxes from the drying–wetting treatment ranging approx. 80% of control fluxes. Fluxes of N₂O and NO remained significantly reduced in both O and O+M columns even after rewetting, with cumulative fluxes from drying–wetting treatments ranging between 20% and 90% of the control fluxes, depending on gas and cycle. Fluxes of CH₄ were small in all treatments and seem to play no significant role in this soil. No evidence for the release of additional gas fluxes due to drying–wetting was found. The intensity of rewetting had no significant effect on the CO₂, N₂O, NO, and CH₄ fluxes, suggesting that the length of the drought period is more important for the emission of these gases. We can therefore not confirm earlier findings that fluxes of CO₂, N₂O, and NO during wetting of dry soil exceed the fluxes of constantly moist soil.     

Diffusion probe for gas sampling in undisturbed soil

Soil‐atmosphere fluxes of trace gases such as methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) are determined by complex interactions between biological activity and soil conditions. Soil gas concentration profiles may, in combination with other information about soil conditions, help us to understand emission controls. This paper describes a simple and robust diffusion probe for soil gas sampling as part of flux monitoring programmes. It can be deployed with minimum disturbance of in‐situ conditions, and also at sites with a high or fluctuating water table. Separate probes are used for each sampling depth, in this study ranging from 5 to 100 cm. The probe has a 10‐ml diffusion cell with a 3‐mm diameter opening covered by a 0.5‐mm silicone membrane. At sampling the diffusion cell is flushed with 10 ml N₂ containing 50 µl l^?1 ethylene (C₂H₄) as a tracer; tracer recovery is used to calculate sample concentrations. Ethylene is immediately removed by flushing with unamended N₂. Equations are presented to correct for dead volumes of connecting tubing and valves. Laboratory tests evaluated recovery of CH₄, N₂O and carbon dioxide (CO₂), removal of C₂H₄ and equilibration of CH₄, N₂O and CO₂ in air and water. Field tests on peat soils used for grazing showed soil gas concentrations of CH₄ and N₂O as influenced by topography, site conditions and season. The applicability of the diffusion probe for trace gas monitoring is discussed.     

华北平原高产农区冬小麦农田土壤温室气体排放及其综合温室效应

研究不同农业管理措施下小麦农田N2O、CO2、CH4等温室气体的综合增温潜势,有助于科学评价农业管理措施在减少温室气体排放和减缓全球变暖方面的作用,为制定温室气体减排措施提供依据。本研究采用静态明箱气相色谱法对华北平原高产农区4种农业管理措施下冬小麦农田土壤温室气体(CO2、CH4和N2O)季节排放通量进行了监测,估算了不同农业管理措施下小麦季的综合温室效应。结果表明,华北太行山前平原冬小麦农田土壤是CO2、N2O的排放源,CH4的吸收汇。不同农业管理措施对不同温室气体的排放源和吸收汇强度的影响不同,增施氮肥、充分灌溉促进了土壤CO2、N2O的生成,强化了土壤CO2和N2O排放源的特征;但却抑制了土壤对CH4的氧化,弱化了土壤作为大气CH4吸收汇的特征。2009—2010年和2010—2011年冬小麦生长季T1(传统模式)、T2(高产高效模式)、T3(再高产模式)和T4(再高产高效和土壤生产力提高模式)处理土壤排放的温室气体碳当量分别依次为8 880 kg(CO2).hm 2、8 372 kg(CO2).hm 2、9 600 kg(CO2).hm 2、9 318kg(CO2).hm 2和13 395 kg(CO2).hm 2、12 904 kg(CO2).hm 2、13 933 kg(CO2).hm 2、13 189 kg(CO2).hm 2。各处理间温室气体排放差异主要是由于施肥和灌溉措施的不同引起的,秸秆还田与否是造成年度间温室气体排放存在差异的主要原因。T2处理综合增温潜势相对较低,产量和产投比相对较高,为本区域冬小麦优化管理模式。     

Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation measures in Chinese agroecosystems

Globally, CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O, contribute 60%, 15% and 5%, respectively, to the anthropogenic greenhouse effect. Atmospheric CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O are currently increasing by 0.5%, 1.1% and 0.3% per year, respectively. This paper reviews studies on greenhouse gas emission and mitigation measures in China in recent years. CH₄ emissions originate mainly from rice paddy fields, and are determined by soil characteristics, e.g., temperature, water content, pH and Eh conditions, and by land and crop management, e.g., land use, rice varieties and fertilizer application. Rice paddies emit N₂O in addition to CH₄, however, the N₂O and CH₄ emission patterns are quite different. Fertilization practices and field water conditions are major factors that control N₂O emissions. In order to minimize net greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production systems, either sources of emissions must be reduced, or agricultural greenhouse gas sinks must be enhanced or newly created. Because the effects of greenhouse gas mitigation measures on each greenhouse gas are different, specific practices must be developed and adopted for the various gases. This paper discusses some promising greenhouse gas mitigation strategies to reduce net emissions from agroecosystems in China.     

Automated analysis of gases stored in Vacutainer vials

Abstract

Trace gas research is often constrained by the number of samples to be analyzed. We report here, modifications to a commercially available headspace gas autosampler for sampling stored gas in blood collection vials (Vacutainer Brand). The sampler was modified to: a) accommodate a 0.5‐mL gastight syringe, b) accept 3‐mL Vacutainer vials, and c) ensure the syringe needle dislodged from the vial septum. Sample volumes using the modified sampler were consistent from vial to vial. For the determination of the nitrous oxide (N₂O) concentration of a known reference, we found a coefficient of variation of 3% with the modified autosampler compared to 1% with manual injections. The modification of two autosamplers has permitted analysis of 90 sample vials per day for N₂O, carbon dioxide (CO₂), oxygen (O₂), acetylene (C₂H₂), and nitrogen (N₂) gases using one gas Chromatograph with two detector systems. As a consequence, we have increased sample numbers, reduced associated labour costs and maintained analysis quality.     

After the Kyoto Protocol: Can soil scientists make a useful contribution?*

Abstract. Over 170 countries have ratified the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which aims at ‘the stabilisation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system’. The Kyoto Protocol, signed in 1997, commits the developed (‘Annex 1′) countries to a reduction in gaseous emissions. The global increase in atmospheric CO₂, the main greenhouse gas, comes mainly from fossil fuels (6.5 Gt C yr^?1), together with about 1.6 Gt C yr^?1 from deforestation. The atmospheric increase is only 3.4 Gt C yr^?1, however, due to a net sink in terrestrial ecosystems of about 2 Gt C yr^?1, and another in the oceans. Increasing net carbon sequestration by afforestation of previously non-forested land is one way of reducing net national emissions of CO₂ that is permitted under the Kyoto Protocol. Future modifications may also allow the inclusion of carbon sequestration brought about by other forestry and agricultural land management practices. However, associated changes in net fluxes of two other greenhouse gases identified in the Protocol — nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄) — will have to be taken into account. Growth of biomass crops can increase N₂O emissions, and drainage of wetlands for forestry or agriculture also increases them, as well as emissions of CO₂, while decreasing those of CH₄. The problems of how to quantify these soil sources and sinks, to maximize soil C sequestration, and to minimize soil emissions of CH₄ and N₂O, will present a major scientific challenge over the next few years — one in which the soil science community will have a significant part to play.