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@PHDTHESIS{Wang:902271,
author = {Wang, Jihuan},
title = {{C}haracterisation of the effect of redox potential on the
emission of greenhouse gases using wireless sensing
techniques},
volume = {554},
school = {Universität Bonn},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-04134},
isbn = {978-3-95806-581-9},
series = {Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich. Reihe Energie
$\&$ Umwelt / Energy $\&$ Environment},
pages = {XIV, 104 S.},
year = {2021},
note = {Universität Bonn, Diss., 2021},
abstract = {Soils act as both a source and sink of greenhouse gases
(GHGs) and are widely considered to contribute to global
warming. Soil N$_{2}$O emissions originate from microbial
nitrification and denitrification processes. Reducing
conditions in soils alter the biogeochemical processes and
result in large emissions of N$_{2}$O and CH$_{4}$. Soil
redox potential (Eh) measurements are a promising way to
differentiate the major source mechanism in soil N$_{2}$O
production and evaluate their functions within the N cycle
and may contribute to the development of N$_{2}$O emission
mitigation strategies. While soil GHG emissions have been
studied in the recent past, the relationship between GHG
productionand Eh has not been systematically studied in
detail. Eh monitoring can improve the assessment of soil
chemical potential variations and GHG emissions, especially
for CH$_{4}$ emissions, which mainly occur when soil is in
highly reduced conditions as a result of the soil submerged
below the water table (WT) continually, and for N$_{2}$O
emissions, that have two distinct source processes at
different Eh, i.e. nitrification at high Eh, and
denitrification at intermediate Eh values. The change
between oxidizing and reducing conditions insoil can be
monitored and quantified by soil platinum (Pt) electrodes in
combination with a reference electrode and a datalogger
system with high temporal resolution (less than 1 min). The
objectives of this thesis were to systematically investigate
soil surface GHG emissions and their relationship with the
spatial distribution and temporal variation of Eh. Because
it is challenging to establish controlled conditions in
natural soils, this study is based on a series of
step-by-step laboratory experiments, exploring the effects
of soil water content, N fertilization, and Eh on GHG
emissions, followed by longterm measurements of Eh and GHG
emissions in the field. In laboratory experiments, soil was
exposed to varying WT levels to evaluate the utility of Eh
monitoring for interpretating soil GHG emissions. To
quantify soil GHG emissions, the static chamber method was
used, in which gas samples were collected manually and
analyzed by gas chromatography (GC). These measurements
opened the possibility to interpret the long-term monitoring
Eh data and to evaluate their influence on soil GHG emission
under controlled soil moisture conditions. The Eh decreased
steadily after the soil was submerged under water. It was
found that CO$_{2}$ emissions had no clear relationship with
Eh variations, but were closely related to soil water
potential. In addition, soil Eh variations showed different
ranges of values at different depths. N$_{2}$O emission
peaks occurred at different Eh ranges and were influenced by
WT level changes or fertilization events. In order to obtain
more accurate information on N$_{2}$O emission sources in
cropland, we used an irrigation system in combination with
the stable isotope labeling technique using a
$^{15}$N-labeled fertilizer. This isotope tracer method
provided better insight into N$_{2}$O source partitioning
and provided an independent validation of the Eh-based
N$_{2}$O source partitioning. It was found that the changes
in soil Eh and N$_{2}$O emissions were induced by irrigation
and fertilization events, and were also related to the
vertical distribution of dissolved NO$_{3}^{-}$ and
NH$_{4}^{+}$ in the soil profile. Soil Eh values proved to
be a suitable basis for identifying the two dominant
N$_{2}$O sources, i.e. hydroxylamine oxidation (during
nitrification) and nitrite reduction (during
denitrification). It can be concluded from the laboratory
experiments that measurements of Eh with high spatial and
temporal resolution can make an important contribution to
the study and interpretation of the temporally and spatially
diverse N turnover processes in soils. [...]},
cin = {IBG-3},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {2173 - Agro-biogeosystems: controls, feedbacks and impact
(POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2173},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
urn = {urn:nbn:de:0001-2021111009},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/902271},
}