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<p>This work presents the results of the study on methane emission from the sea bottom in the coastal zone of Puck Bay. The investigations were conducted from June through September 2010 at seven sampling sites located along the Hel Peninsula. The research results indicate that the methane flux rates vary periodically. Methane emission from seabed into near-bottom water in the coastal zone of Puck Bay along the Hel Peninsula ranged from 0.91 mmol m−2 d−1 to 49.15 mmol m−2 d−1.</p>
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This work presents the results of the study on methane emission from the sea bottom in the coastal zone of Puck Bay. The investigations were conducted from June through September 2010 at seven sampling sites located along the Hel Peninsula. The research results indicate that the methane flux rates vary periodically. Methane emission from seabed into near-bottom water in the coastal zone of Puck Bay along the Hel Peninsula ranged from 0.91 mmol m−2 d−1 to 49.15 mmol m−2 d−1.

Methane flux from sediment into near-bottom water in the coastal area of the Puck Bay (Southern Baltic)

Department of Marine Chemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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This work presents the results of the study on methane emission from the sea bottom in the coastal zone of Puck Bay. The investigations were conducted from...

Methane flux from sediment into near-bottom water in the coastal area of the Puck Bay (Southern Baltic)

Published Online: Jun 29, 2012

Page range: 40 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-012-0026-y

Keywords
Baltic Sea, methane emission, coastal area, sediment, benthic chamber

© 2012 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Methane flux from sediment into near-bottom water in the coastal area of the Puck Bay (Southern Baltic)

Published Online: Jun 29, 2012

Page range: 40 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-012-0026-y

KeywordsBaltic Sea, methane emission, coastal area, sediment, benthic chamber

© 2012 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Baltic Sea, methane emission, coastal area, sediment, benthic chamber