Articles | Volume 24, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-6047-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-6047-2020
Technical note
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22 Dec 2020
Technical note |  | 22 Dec 2020

Technical note: Mobile open dynamic chamber measurement of methane macroseeps in lakes

Frederic Thalasso, Katey Walter Anthony, Olya Irzak, Ethan Chaleff, Laughlin Barker, Peter Anthony, Philip Hanke, and Rodrigo Gonzalez-Valencia

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Methane (CH4) seepage is the steady or episodic flow of gaseous hydrocarbons from subsurface reservoirs that has been identified as a significant source of atmospheric CH4. The monitoring of these emissions is important and despite several available methods, large macroseeps are still difficult to measure due to a lack of a lightweight and inexpensive method deployable in remote environments. Here, we report the development of a mobile chamber for measuring intense CH4 macroseepage in lakes.
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