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STREAM CO2 DEGASSING: REVIEW OF METHODS AND LABORATORY EVALUATION OF FLOATING CHAMBERS
dc.contributor.advisor | Macpherson, Gwendolyn L | |
dc.contributor.author | Rawitch, Michael Jess | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-10T23:15:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-10T23:15:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-05-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14443 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/21889 | |
dc.description.abstract | Measuring the amount of CO2 exiting headwater streams through degassing could play an important role in environmental chemistry. The objective of this project was to develop a method to measure CO2 flux from headwater streams such as those at the Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research Site and Biological Station (Konza), and to determine the effects of stream morphology and turbulence that can affect CO2 degassing. The project comprised an in-depth critical review of literature on the topic of measuring degassing in small streams, as well as a series of experiments that developed and tested methods of quantifying the flux of CO2 from a simulated stream. The experiments evaluated the effectiveness of multiple floating chamber designs to measure CO2 degassing in flowing water at a range of water velocities and dissolved CO2 concentrations. Both the literature review and experiments suggested that the floating chamber is viable method for use in headwater streams. | |
dc.format.extent | 151 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | Copyright held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Geochemistry | |
dc.subject | Hydrologic sciences | |
dc.subject | Geology | |
dc.subject | Floating Chamber | |
dc.title | STREAM CO2 DEGASSING: REVIEW OF METHODS AND LABORATORY EVALUATION OF FLOATING CHAMBERS | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Brookfield, Andrea | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Marshall, Craig | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Geology | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.S. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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