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Carbon dioxide emissions from Indian monsoonal estuaries

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Title Carbon dioxide emissions from Indian monsoonal estuaries
 
Creator Sarma, V.V.S.S.
Viswanadham, R.
Rao, G.D.
Prasad, V.R.
Kumar, B.S.K.
Naidu, S.A.
Kumar, N.A.
Rao, D.B.
Sridevi, T.
Krishna, M.S.
Reddy, N.P.C.
Sadhuram, Y.
Murty, T.V.R.
 
Subject estuaries
carbon dioxide
particulate organic carbon
organic matter
 
Description Estuaries are known to be strong source for atmospheric CO sub(2), however, little information is available from Indian estuaries. In order to quantify CO sub(2) emissions from the Indian estuaries, samples were collected at 27 estuaries all along the Indian coast during discharge (wet) period. The emissions of CO sub(2) to the atmosphere from Indian estuaries were 4–5 times higher during wet than dry period. The pCO sub(2) ranged between approx 300 and 18492 matm which are within the range of world estuaries. The mean pCO sub(2) and particulate organic carbon (POC) showed positive relation with rate of discharge suggesting availability of high quantities of organic matter that led to enhanced microbial decomposition. The annual CO sub(2) fluxes from the Indian estuaries, together with dry period data available in the literature, amounts to 1.92 TgC which is more than 10 times less than that from the European estuaries. The low CO sub(2) fluxes from the Indian estuaries are attributed to low flushing rates and less human settlements along the banks of the Indian estuaries.
 
Date 2012-03-28T11:55:58Z
2012-03-28T11:55:58Z
2012
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Geophys. Res. Lett., vol.39; 2012; L03602; doi:10.1029/2011GL050709
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4028
 
Language en
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright [2012] AGU. To view the published open abstract, go to http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011GL050709
 
Publisher American Geophysical Union