Controlling factors of seasonal and spatial variation of riverine CO2 partial pressure and its implication for riverine carbon flux

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 786; p. 147332
• Main Authors: Liu, Jinke, Han, Guilin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10.09.2021
• Subjects: air; carbon; Carbon cycle; carbon dioxide; Carbon exported; Carbon flux; climate change; CO2 outgassing; dry season; energy; environment; global carbon budget; Hydrochemistry; partial pressure; photosynthesis; rain; riparian areas; river water; rivers; seasonal variation; soil; surface area; water temperature; watersheds; wet season; Carbon cycle; CO2 outgassing; Carbon flux; Hydrochemistry; Carbon exported

Global carbon cycle is closely related to the earth's energy budget, because CO2 plays an active role in the global climate change. The higher CO2 partial pressure (pCO2) in inland water in comparison with atmosphere, causing a CO2 evasion from water to the air. However, the relationship betwee...