Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1607-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1607-2021
Research article
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31 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 31 Mar 2021

Methane pathways in winter ice of a thermokarst lake–lagoon–coastal water transect in north Siberia

Ines Spangenberg, Pier Paul Overduin, Ellen Damm, Ingeborg Bussmann, Hanno Meyer, Susanne Liebner, Michael Angelopoulos, Boris K. Biskaborn, Mikhail N. Grigoriev, and Guido Grosse

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (05 Oct 2020) by Petra Heil
AR by Natascha Töpfer on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2020)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Oct 2020) by Petra Heil
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Dec 2020) by Petra Heil
AR by Paul Overduin on behalf of the Authors (14 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (15 Feb 2021) by Petra Heil
AR by Paul Overduin on behalf of the Authors (15 Feb 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Thermokarst lakes are common on ice-rich permafrost. Many studies have shown that they are sources of methane to the atmosphere. Although they are usually covered by ice, little is known about what happens to methane in winter. We studied how much methane is contained in the ice of a thermokarst lake, a thermokarst lagoon and offshore. Methane concentrations differed strongly, depending on water body type. Microbes can also oxidize methane in ice and lower the concentrations during winter.