Studying boundary layer methane isotopy and vertical mixing processes at a rewetted peatland site using an unmanned aircraft system. Lampert, A., Pätzold, F., Asmussen, M. O., Lobitz, L., Krüger, T., Rausch, T., Sachs, T., Wille, C., Sotomayor Zakharov, D., Gaus, D., Bansmer, S., & Damm, E. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 13(4):1937–1952, April, 2020. ![Studying boundary layer methane isotopy and vertical mixing processes at a rewetted peatland site using an unmanned aircraft system [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Abstract. The combination of two well-established methods, of quadrocopter-borne air sampling and methane isotopic analyses, is applied to determine the source process of methane at different altitudes and to study mixing processes. A proof-of-concept study was performed to demonstrate the capabilities of quadrocopter air sampling for subsequently analysing the methane isotopic composition δ13C in the laboratory. The advantage of the system compared to classical sampling on the ground and at tall towers is the flexibility concerning sampling location, and in particular the flexible choice of sampling altitude, allowing the study of the layering and mixing of air masses with potentially different spatial origin of air masses and methane. Boundary layer mixing processes and the methane isotopic composition were studied at Polder Zarnekow in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania in the north-east of Germany, which has become a strong source of biogenically produced methane after rewetting the drained and degraded peatland. Methane fluxes are measured continuously at the site. They show high emissions from May to September, and a strong diurnal variability. For two case studies on 23 May and 5 September 2018, vertical profiles of temperature and humidity were recorded up to an altitude of 650 and 1000 m, respectively, during the morning transition. Air samples were taken at different altitudes and analysed in the laboratory for methane isotopic composition. The values showed a different isotopic composition in the vertical distribution during stable conditions in the morning (delta values of −51.5 ‰ below the temperature inversion at an altitude of 150 m on 23 May 2018 and at an altitude of 50 m on 5 September 2018, delta values of −50.1 ‰ above). After the onset of turbulent mixing, the isotopic composition was the same throughout the vertical column with a mean delta value of −49.9 ± 0.45 ‰. The systematically more negative delta values occurred only as long as the nocturnal temperature inversion was present. During the September study, water samples were analysed as well for methane concentration and isotopic composition in order to provide a link between surface and atmosphere. The water samples reveal high variability on horizontal scales of a few tens of metres for this particular case. The airborne sampling system and consecutive analysis chain were shown to provide reliable and reproducible results for two samples obtained simultaneously. The method presents a powerful tool for distinguishing the source process of methane at different altitudes. The isotopic composition showed clearly depleted delta values directly above a biological methane source when vertical mixing was hampered by a temperature inversion, and different delta values above, where the air masses originate from a different footprint area. The vertical distribution of methane isotopic composition can serve as tracer for mixing processes of methane within the atmospheric boundary layer.
@article{lampert_studying_2020,
title = {Studying boundary layer methane isotopy and vertical mixing processes at a rewetted peatland site using an unmanned aircraft system},
volume = {13},
issn = {1867-8548},
url = {https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/13/1937/2020/},
doi = {10.5194/amt-13-1937-2020},
abstract = {Abstract. The combination of two well-established methods, of quadrocopter-borne air sampling and methane isotopic analyses, is applied to determine the
source process of methane at different altitudes and to study mixing processes. A proof-of-concept study was performed to demonstrate the
capabilities of quadrocopter air sampling for subsequently analysing the methane isotopic composition δ13C in the laboratory. The
advantage of the system compared to classical sampling on the ground and at tall towers is the flexibility concerning sampling location, and in
particular the flexible choice of sampling altitude, allowing the study of the layering and mixing of air masses with potentially different spatial origin
of air masses and methane. Boundary layer mixing processes and the methane isotopic composition were studied at Polder Zarnekow in
Mecklenburg–West Pomerania in the north-east of Germany, which has become a strong source of biogenically produced methane after rewetting the
drained and degraded peatland. Methane fluxes are measured continuously at the site. They show high emissions from May to September, and a strong
diurnal variability. For two case studies on 23 May and 5 September 2018, vertical profiles of temperature and humidity were recorded up to an
altitude of 650 and 1000 m, respectively, during the morning transition. Air samples were taken at different altitudes and analysed in the
laboratory for methane isotopic composition. The values showed a different isotopic composition in the vertical distribution during stable
conditions in the morning (delta values of −51.5 ‰ below the temperature inversion at an altitude of 150 m on 23 May 2018 and at an
altitude of 50 m on 5 September 2018, delta values of −50.1 ‰ above). After the onset of turbulent mixing, the isotopic composition was
the same throughout the vertical column with a mean delta value of −49.9 ± 0.45 ‰. The systematically more negative delta values
occurred only as long as the nocturnal temperature inversion was present. During the September study, water samples were analysed as well for
methane concentration and isotopic composition in order to provide a link between surface and atmosphere. The water samples reveal high variability
on horizontal scales of a few tens of metres for this particular case. The airborne sampling system and consecutive analysis chain were shown to provide
reliable and reproducible results for two samples obtained simultaneously. The method presents a powerful tool for distinguishing the source process
of methane at different altitudes. The isotopic composition showed clearly depleted delta values directly above a biological methane source when
vertical mixing was hampered by a temperature inversion, and different delta values above, where the air masses originate from a different footprint
area. The vertical distribution of methane isotopic composition can serve as tracer for mixing processes of methane within the atmospheric boundary
layer.},
language = {en},
number = {4},
urldate = {2022-11-02},
journal = {Atmospheric Measurement Techniques},
author = {Lampert, Astrid and Pätzold, Falk and Asmussen, Magnus O. and Lobitz, Lennart and Krüger, Thomas and Rausch, Thomas and Sachs, Torsten and Wille, Christian and Sotomayor Zakharov, Denis and Gaus, Dominik and Bansmer, Stephan and Damm, Ellen},
month = apr,
year = {2020},
pages = {1937--1952},
}
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