I am currently an undergraduate at Princeton University and for my senior thesis, I am comparing actual data of methane emissions from wetlands and the corresponding soil temperature to the predicted results that a model, which we are running here, estimates. The goal is to see how accurate the model is at simulating methane emissions. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find some detailed data showing measured methane emissions and soil temperature. Thank you very much for your help.

Allison

This should get you started. Check other LTERs.

http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/exec/.extracttoolA?methemis.ls

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The documentation section of this file was developed from the NWT LTER Data
Directory (Symphony files DDABSTRA.WR1, DDDOCUME.WR1, DDMASTER.WR1,
DDVARIAB.WR1; last updated 16 December 1991) by Susan Kindig and Rick
Ingersoll in early November 1992. Information contained in the header
section, was provided by Lesley Smith late November 1992.[RCI,
30 November 1992] Data were provided by Lesley Smith in early February
1993.[RCI, 17 February 1993] This file was put under sccs control on 30 March
1993. See the appropriate history file for additional log information.
[RCI 30 March 1993] Fertilization plot locations surveyed by Tim
Bardsley and Mike Hartman on 13 July and 7 September 1994 were
added to the comments section on 14 September 1994.[RCI 14 September
1994] URL locations for related data were updated on 27 September 2000.[MAH
27 September 2000]

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TITLE. Methane emissions.

ABSTRACT. Methane emissions were measured from dry and wet meadow plots
established by W. Bowman in the Boulder watershed south of the Saddle. The
effects of N and P fertilization were evaluated.

INVESTIGATOR. Lesley Smith, EPOB, Campus Box 334, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO, 80309-0334, (303) 492-5191, smithmorri_l@cubldr.colorado.edu.

VARIABLES. soil moisture, soil temperature, methane flux, total soil C,
total soil N.

KEYWORDS. methane, emissions, Biogeochemistry, soil and microbial pools and fluxes.

LOCATION. Study areas were W. Bowman's dry and wet meadow plots south of the
Saddle. Samples and original data are stored at Ramaley Hall.

TIMING. begin 1991, end 1991, weekly during 6-week period in summer.

CITATIONS.

COMMENTS. The components of the sample code were as follows: D=dry meadow,
W=wet meadow, C=control (no nutrient amendments), N=nitrogen amendment,
P=phosporus amendment, NP=nitrogen+phosphorus amendment, 1-5=plot numbers.
Tim Bardsley and Mike Hartman conducted a rudimentary survey of the wet
meadow plots on 13 July 1994 in order to reference the plots to
established objects/points on Niwot Ridge. A Silva Ranger compass was
used with E declination set at 12 degrees; the accuracy of the bearings
is +/- 3 degrees. All distances were measured across the ground surface
(not at a fixed horizontal level); such distances are accurate to +/- 2%.
The bearing from the northwest corner of the c1 wet meadow plot to the
centerline of the wind turbine was 202 degrees. Thus, the bearing from
the centerline of the wind turbine to the northwest corner of the c1 wet
meadow plot was 22 degrees. The distance form the northwest corner of
the c1 wet meadow plot to the southwest corner of the base of the wind
turbine was 278.2 meters. A crude map of the relationships among the
dry meadow plots was provided by Bill Bowman and that map is on file
with the LTER data manager. Plot n1 was oriented west and south of c1.
Plot np1 was approximately due south of c1. The following plots were
approximately due west of np1 (with the most proximal listed first):
np2, p1, c2, p2, c3, p3, c4, np4, and c5. The bearing from the northwest
corner of c1 to the northwest corner of c5 was 309 degrees. South of
this row, and oriented approximately from west to east were plots n2,
n3, np5, np4, n4, np3, n5, and p5. The plots n2, n5, and p5 were
slightly out of line with the other plots in the row; the bearings from
the northwest corner of c1 to the northwest corner of these plots were
292, 249, and 239 degrees, respectively. Note that a band of willows
(approximately L-shaped) separates plots n5 and p5 from c2, p1, and np2.
The distances (meters) reported below are between the northwest corner
of c1 and the northwest corner of the given plot:
n1,3.55
np1,3.27
np2,6.19
p1,8.51
c2,12.65
p2,15.59
c3,18.84
p3,22.75
c4,24.89
p4,27.09
c5,29.55
n2,32.39
n3,28.45
np5,26.20
np4,23.63
n4,19.95
np3,15.55
n5,15.00
p5,16.75
Tim Bardsley and Mike Hartman conducted a rudimentary survey of the
dry meadow plots on 7 September 1994. A less sophisticated compass
was used for this survey and, consequently, all bearings reported
below are for magnetic, not true, north; a declination of 11.5
degrees should be added to the former to convert to the latter.
The bearing from the northeast corner of the c1 dry meadow plot to
the centerline of the wind turbine was 345 degrees. Thus, the
bearing from the centerline of the wind turbine to the northeast
corner of the c1 dry meadow plot was 165 degrees. The distance from
the northeast corner of the c1 dry meadow plot to the southwest
corner of the base of the wind turbine was 231.0 meters. The bearings
(degrees) and distances (meters) reported below are from the
northeast corner of the c1 dry meadow plot to the northeast corner of
the given plot:
np1,259,3.37
p1,178,3.12
n1,209,6.90
np2,192,10.46
p2,212,10.83
c2,222,12.20
n2,239,13.58
n3,232,17.41
np3,246,19.26
c3,199,31.47
p3,211,31.62
c4,214,32.50
np4,221,33.41
p4,228,34.60
c5,232,36.48
n4,234,39.07
p5,206,35.55
n5,207,37.74
np5,205,39.20
Note that the plot code nomenclature used in the surveys is slightly
different than the plot code nomenclature used elsewhere in this
file. The code DN5, for example, would be equivalent to n5 in the
second of the 2 listings above.
The temperature data were collected with Russ Monson's Licor data logger
and it appeared to be behaving funky.
Other trace gas data can be found in the files:
http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/exec/.extracttoolA?fertflux.jn
http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/exec/.extracttoolA?methflux.ls
http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/exec/.extracttoolA?subnflux.pb
http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/exec/.extracttoolA?tracegas.ss

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COL1. label=sample code, type=string, units=none, missing value indicator=,
minimum=, maximum=, precision=

COL2. label=date(ddmmyy), type=string, units=none, missing value
indicator=, minimum=, maximum=, precision=

COL3. label=methane flux, type=real, units=umol/m2/hr, missing value
indicator=,absence of value minimum=-2.00, maximum=64.00, precision=+2% or -2%

COL4. label=methane flux, type=real, units=mmol/m2/day, missing value
indicator=absence of value, minimum=-0.05, maximum=1.54, precision=+2% or -2%

COL5. label=water content, type=real, units=%, missing value
indicator=absence of value, minimum=20.4, maximum=82.1, precision=

COL6. label=soil temperature at 1 cm, type=real, units=degrees C, missing
value indicator=absence of value, minimum=10.7, maximum=19.8, precision=

COL7. label=soil temperature at 5 cm, type=real, units=degrees C, missing
value indicator=absence of value, minimum=7.4, maximum=15.5, precision=

COL8. label=soil temperature at 10 cm, type=real, units=degrees C, missing
value indicator=absence of value, minimum=6.0, maximum=10.2, precision=

COL9. label=soil temperature at 15 cm, type=real, units=degrees C, missing
value indicator=absence of value, minimum=3.6, maximum=9.5, precision=

COL10. label=total carbon content (umol C/mg dry weight), type=real,
units=umol/mg, missing value indicator=absence of value, minimum=6.80,
maximum=33.8, precision=

COL11. label=total nitrogen content (umol N/mg dry weight), type=real,
units=umol/mg, missing value indicator=absence of value,
minimum=0.41, maximum=1.84, precision=

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DC4 120691 2.07 0.050 29.7 14.5 9 6.8 5.6 20.5 0.98
DNP4 120691 0 0.000 43 14.2 8.8 6.6 5.3 20.5 1.08
DP4 120691 0 0.000 30.3 19.1 10.4 7 5.8 6.8 0.59
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WN5 280691 2.60 0.062 10.7 7.4 6.1 3.6
WP4 280691 7.59 0.182 19.2 15.5 10.2 7.4
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WN3 010791 7.82 0.188 82.1 33.8 1.57
WC1 010791 5.52 0.132 67.3 15.7 1.08
WNP1 010791 64.0 1.536 72.2 24.5 1.49
WN5 010791 4.88 0.117 70.8 18.8 1.27
WP5 010791 7.66 0.184 63.5 20.3 1.14
WC1 120791 1.15 0.028
WNP1 120791 0.77 0.018
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WP3 120791 -0.11 -0.003
WP4 120791 4.81 0.115
WN3 120791 0 0.000
WNP5 120791 0.64 0.015
WP5 120791 2.42 0.058
WC1 120791 0 0.000
WNP1 120791 4.62 0.111
WN5 120791 0 0.000
WP3 120791 0 0.000
WP4 120791 0 0.000
WN3 120791 0.38 0.009
WNP5 120791 0.5 0.012
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Alford DP, Delaune RD, Lindau CW
Methane flux from Mississippi River deltaic plain wetlands BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 37 (3): 227-236 JUN 1997

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