Air-sea ice CO2 fluxes measurement with eddy-covariance micrometeorological technique

Conference (2010)

Seasonal variability of methane in the rivers and lagoons of Ivory Coast (West Africa)

in Biogeochemistry (2010), 100(1-3), 21-37

We report a data-set of dissolved methane (CH4) in three rivers (Como,, Bia and Tano,) and five lagoons (Grand-Lahou, Ebri,, Potou, Aby and Tendo) of Ivory Coast (West Africa), during the four main ... [more ▼]

We report a data-set of dissolved methane (CH4) in three rivers (Como,, Bia and Tano,) and five lagoons (Grand-Lahou, Ebri,, Potou, Aby and Tendo) of Ivory Coast (West Africa), during the four main climatic seasons (high dry season, high rainy season, low dry season and low rainy season). The surface waters of the three rivers were over-saturated in CH4 with respect to atmospheric equilibrium (2221-38719%), and the seasonal variability of CH4 seemed to be largely controlled by dilution during the flooding period. The strong correlation of CH4 concentrations with the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO(2)) and dissolved silicate (DSi) confirm the dominance of a continental sources (from soils) for both CO2 and CH4 in these rivers. Diffusive air-water CH4 fluxes ranged between 25 and 1187 mu mol m(-2) day(-1), and annual integrated values were 288 +/- A 107, 155 +/- A 38, and 241 +/- A 91 mu mol m(-2) day(-1) in the Como,, Bia and Tano, rivers, respectively. In the five lagoons, surface waters were also over-saturated in CH4 (ranging from 1496 to 51843%). Diffusive air-water CH4 fluxes ranged between 20 and 2403 mu mol m(-2) day(-1), and annual integrated values were 78 +/- A 34, 338 +/- A 217, 227 +/- A 79, 330 +/- A 153 and 326 +/- A 181 mu mol m(-2) day(-1) in the Grand-Lahou, Ebri,, Potou, Aby and Tendo lagoons, respectively. The largest CH4 over-saturations were observed in the Tendo and Aby lagoons that are permanently stratified systems (unlike the other three lagoons), leading to anoxic bottom waters favorable for a large CH4 production. In addition, these two stratified lagoons showed low pCO(2) values due to high primary production, which suggests an efficient transfer of organic matter across the pycnocline. As a result, the stratified Tendo and Aby lagoons were respectively, a low source of CO2 to the atmosphere and a sink of atmospheric CO2 while the other three well-mixed lagoons were strong sources of CO2 to the atmosphere but less over-saturated in CH4. [less ▲]

Three years of results from a mooring over a Posidonia Oceanica seagrass meadow (Corsica, France)

Poster (2010)

Role of pelagic calcification and export of carbonate production in climate change

Poster (2009, November 16)

The marine carbon cycle constitutes a key component of the climate system. It has been shown that one-fourth of the anthropogenic CO2 emitted to the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean, leading to the ... [more ▼]

The marine carbon cycle constitutes a key component of the climate system. It has been shown that one-fourth of the anthropogenic CO2 emitted to the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean, leading to the acidification of the surface ocean and the modification of seawater carbonate chemistry. This could have major impacts on the ocean biogeochemical carbon cycling and ecosystem dynamics. Yet, the resulting feedbacks on climate change are still poorly understood. Interdisciplinary biogeochemical investigations, assisted by remote sensing, have been conducted during three consecutive years along the shelf break of the Northern Bay of Biscay where coccolithophorid blooms dominated by Emiliania huxleyi are frequently and recurrently observed. Rates of various processes governing the coccolithophore ecosystem dynamics have been determined and air-sea CO2 fluxes evaluated. The key results will be presented and discussed to evaluate the role in climate regulation of calcification, primary production and export processes during coccolithophorid blooms. [less ▲]

Air-ice CO2 fluxes and pCO2 dynamics in sea ice in the Arctic (Amundsen Gulf)

Conference (2009, November)

Air-ice CO2 fluxes in the Arctic coastal area

Poster (2009, May)

Dynamics of flood-freeze cycles during the SIMBA experiment (Brussels and Liège Stations - Bellingshaussen Sea, Antarctica)

Poster (2009, March)

Carbon cycling in the mixolimnion of Lake Kivu : results from the CAKI project

Conference (2009, January 19)

Survey of air-ice ocean carbon dioxyde exchange over arctic sea-ice

Conference (2009)

Results of two years of a mooring over a Posidonia Oceanica seagrass meadow (Corsica, France)

Poster (2009)