Consumption of atmospheric methane by the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau alpine steppe ecosystem

Yun, Hanbo; Wu, Qingbai; Zhuang, Qianlai; Chen, Anping; Yu, Tong; Lyu, Zhou; Yang, Yuzhong; Jin, Huijun; Liu, Guojun; Qu, Yang; Liu, Licheng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2803-2018

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

The Cryosphere, 12, 2803–2819, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2803-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

The Cryosphere, 12, 2803–2819, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2803-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

Research article

03 Sep 2018

Research article | 03 Sep 2018

Consumption of atmospheric methane by the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau alpine steppe ecosystem

Hanbo Yun et al.

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RC1: 'Review of Consumption of atmospheric methane by the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe ecosystem', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Responses to reviewer#1', Hanbo Yun, 02 Jun 2018
RC2: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Feb 2018
- AC2: 'Responses to reviewer#2', Hanbo Yun, 02 Jun 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Hanbo Yun on behalf of the Authors (05 Jun 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Jun 2018) by Christian Hauck

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Jun 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Jul 2018) by Christian Hauck

AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (27 Jul 2018) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (08 Aug 2018) by Christian Hauck

Short summary

Here we reported the QTP permafrost region was a CH₄ sink of −0.86 ± 0.23 g CH₄-C m⁻² yr⁻¹ over 2012–2016, soil temperature and soil water content were dominant factors controlling CH₄ fluxes, and their correlations changed with soil depth due to cryoturbation dynamics. This region was a net CH₄ sink in autumn, but a net source in spring, despite both seasons experiencing similar top soil thawing and freezing dynamics.