GRADIENT MEASUREMENTS OF METHANE FLUX IN LIN''''AN RICE PADDIES

From July to September of 1990,CH_4 flux measurements were made in Lin'an rice paddies using gradient profiletechniques.Some characteristics of the turbulence structure under the stable conditions have been verified in the surfacelayer according to the in situ measurements.The semi-empirical turbulent parameters β_m,β_h and β_c and their changeswith the stability parameter Ri are given.Observed results indicate that CH_4 flux in the rice-paddy is mainly decided bythe methnogenesis and the process of CH4 transport from internal soils to the atmosphere,and that the CH_4 verticaltransfer is depressed in the stable surface layer.The CH_4 flux shows that its obvious diurnal changes,and the meanCH_4 flux are higher in nighttime and lower in daytime,and the peaks appear at about 2000 BST at night and 0300 BSTin the early morning,respectively.The mean value of CH_4 flux is about 4.18±2.3 mg/m~2 h.     

OBSERVATION AND INVESTIGATION OF VARIABILITIES OF BASELINE CO_2 CONCENTRATION OVER WALIGUAN MOUNTAIN IN QINGHAI PROVINCE OF CHINA

In-situ measurement of atmospheric CO_2 was made at the top of the Waliguan Mountain(36°17′N,100°54′E,3816m asl).where the air is not directly affected by the local anthropogenic and natural sources,by using a nondispersiveinfrared(NDIR)analyzer and following the procedures proposed by WMO.The CO_2 in the flask samples collected onthe mountain was also analyzed in a laboratory.The measurements uncover the daily,monthly and seasonal variabilitiesand the baseline level of the CO_2 in the air over the“clean”area of Chinese hinterland.Results suggest that theCO_2 concentration over the East Asia continent has evident periodical variation,similar to that of global distribution.In1992,an annual mean baseline CO_2 concentration of 356.4 ppm over the continent was obtained.The annual mean val-ue was 357.2 ppm for 1993.Some relationships between the CO_2 concentration at Waliguan and the weather conditions,especially,wind speed and direction are found through the observation.