Biogeosciences (Nov 2020)
Ideas and perspectives: A strategic assessment of methane and nitrous oxide measurements in the marine environment
- S. T. Wilson,
- A. N. Al-Haj,
- A. Bourbonnais,
- C. Frey,
- R. W. Fulweiler,
- R. W. Fulweiler,
- J. D. Kessler,
- H. K. Marchant,
- J. Milucka,
- N. E. Ray,
- P. Suntharalingham,
- B. F. Thornton,
- R. C. Upstill-Goddard,
- T. S. Weber,
- D. L. Arévalo-Martínez,
- H. W. Bange,
- H. M. Benway,
- D. Bianchi,
- A. V. Borges,
- B. X. Chang,
- B. X. Chang,
- P. M. Crill,
- D. A. del Valle,
- L. Farías,
- S. B. Joye,
- A. Kock,
- J. Labidi,
- C. C. Manning,
- C. C. Manning,
- J. W. Pohlman,
- G. Rehder,
- K. J. Sparrow,
- P. D. Tortell,
- T. Treude,
- T. Treude,
- D. L. Valentine,
- B. B. Ward,
- S. Yang,
- L. N. Yurganov
Affiliations
- S. T. Wilson
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Daniel K. Inouye Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE), Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
- A. N. Al-Haj
- Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- A. Bourbonnais
- University of South Carolina, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- C. Frey
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- R. W. Fulweiler
- Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- R. W. Fulweiler
- Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- J. D. Kessler
- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
- H. K. Marchant
- Department of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
- J. Milucka
- Department of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
- N. E. Ray
- Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- P. Suntharalingham
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- B. F. Thornton
- Department of Geological Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- R. C. Upstill-Goddard
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- T. S. Weber
- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
- D. L. Arévalo-Martínez
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- H. W. Bange
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- H. M. Benway
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- D. Bianchi
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- A. V. Borges
- University of Liège, Chemical Oceanography Unit, Liège, Belgium
- B. X. Chang
- University of Washington, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Seattle, Washington, USA
- B. X. Chang
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, Washington, USA
- P. M. Crill
- Department of Geological Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- D. A. del Valle
- University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
- L. Farías
- Department of Oceanography and Center for Climate Research and Resilience (CR2), University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- S. B. Joye
- Department of Marine Sciences, Georgia, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
- A. Kock
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- J. Labidi
- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- C. C. Manning
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- C. C. Manning
- current address: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
- J. W. Pohlman
- U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, USA
- G. Rehder
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany
- K. J. Sparrow
- Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
- P. D. Tortell
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- T. Treude
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- T. Treude
- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- D. L. Valentine
- Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
- B. B. Ward
- Geoscience Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- S. Yang
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- L. N. Yurganov
- Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5809-2020
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 17
pp. 5809 – 5828
Abstract
In the current era of rapid climate change, accurate characterization of climate-relevant gas dynamics – namely production, consumption, and net emissions – is required for all biomes, especially those ecosystems most susceptible to the impact of change. Marine environments include regions that act as net sources or sinks for numerous climate-active trace gases including methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The temporal and spatial distributions of CH4 and N2O are controlled by the interaction of complex biogeochemical and physical processes. To evaluate and quantify how these mechanisms affect marine CH4 and N2O cycling requires a combination of traditional scientific disciplines including oceanography, microbiology, and numerical modeling. Fundamental to these efforts is ensuring that the datasets produced by independent scientists are comparable and interoperable. Equally critical is transparent communication within the research community about the technical improvements required to increase our collective understanding of marine CH4 and N2O. A workshop sponsored by Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) was organized to enhance dialogue and collaborations pertaining to marine CH4 and N2O. Here, we summarize the outcomes from the workshop to describe the challenges and opportunities for near-future CH4 and N2O research in the marine environment.
