Abstract. Dissolved nitrous oxide (N 2 O) was measured in the waters of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary and its adjacent marine area during five surveys covering the period of [2002][2003][2004][2005][2006]. Dissolved N 2 O concentrations ranged from 6.04 to 21.3 nM, and indicate great temporal and spatial variations. Distribution of N 2 O in the Changjiang Estuary was influenced by multiple factors and the key factor varied between cruises. Dissolved riverine N 2 O was observed monthly at station Xuliujing of the Changjiang, and ranged from 12.4 to 33.3 nM with an average of 19.4 ± 7.3 nM. N 2 O concentrations in the river waters showed obvious seasonal variations with higher values occurring in both summer and winter. Annual input of N 2 O from the Changjiang to the estuary was estimated to be 15.0 × 10 6 mol/yr. N 2 O emission rates from the sediments of the Changjiang Estuary in spring ranged from −1.88 to 2.02 µmol m −2 d −1 , which suggests that sediment can act as either a source or a sink of N 2 O in the Changjiang Estuary. Average annual sea-toair N 2 O fluxes from the studied area were estimated to be 7.7 ± 5.5, 15.1 ± 10.8 and 17.0 ± 12.6 µmol m −2 d −1 using LM86, W92 and RC01 relationships, respectively. Hence the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent marine area are a net source of atmospheric N 2 O.
<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> We measured dissolved methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) concentrations, saturations, and fluxes from sea into air and from sediment into water during cruises in March, May, August, October, and December of 2011 in the East China Sea (ECS) and the Yellow Sea (YS). CH<sub>4</sub> concentrations had obvious spatial and seasonal variability due to the complex effects of different water masses and other variables. Maximal CH<sub>4</sub> concentration, sea–air and sediment–water fluxes all occurred during the summer. CH<sub>4</sub> concentration decreased gradually from the coastal area to the open sea, and high levels of CH<sub>4</sub> generally appeared near the Changjiang Estuary and outside the Hangzhou Bay. During early spring and winter, CH<sub>4</sub> had a uniform distribution from the surface to the bottom, but CH<sub>4</sub> concentration increased gradually with depth during other seasons. The subsurface CH<sub>4</sub> maximum occurred at a depth of about 200 m during May, October, and December. The CH<sub>4</sub> level at the bottom was generally higher than at the surface, and this was enhanced during summer due to hypoxia in the bottom waters. Changjiang-diluted water, the Kuroshio Current, and the Taiwan Warm Current Water affected the geographic distribution of CH<sub>4</sub> in the ECS, and these water bodies contributed about 3.45, 2.97, 14.60 mol s<sup>−1</sup> of CH<sub>4</sub> during summer and 2.11, 8.58, 5.20 mol s<sup>−1</sup> CH<sub>4</sub> during winter, respectively. Sediment was also a significant source of dissolved CH<sub>4</sub> in the ECS, and we estimated the average sediment–water CH<sub>4</sub> flux of the ECS and YS as about 1.02 μmol m<sup>−2</sup> d<sup>−1</sup>. We also used a box model to calculate the CH<sub>4</sub> budget in the ECS. The results suggested that in situ CH<sub>4</sub> production in the water column was the major source of CH<sub>4</sub>, and accounted for 0.21 μmol m<sup>−3</sup> day<sup>−1</sup> during summer and 0.11 μmol m<sup>−3</sup> day<sup>−1</sup> during winter. Air–sea exchange was the major sink of CH<sub>4</sub> in the ECS. We estimated total CH<sub>4</sub> emission from the ECS and YS as about 4.45 x 10<sup>9</sup> mol during 2011. Our results indicated that the ECS and YS were active areas for CH<sub>4</sub> production and emission.</p>
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