Carbonyl sulfide and dimethyl sulfide fluxes in an urban lawn and adjacentbare soil in Guangzhou, China
Zhigang Yi , Xinming Wang
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Received June 30, 2010,Revised October 26, 2010, Accepted , Available online
Volume 23,2011,Pages 784-789
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Carbonyl sulfide (COS) and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) fluxes from an urban Cynodon dactylon lawn and adjacent bare soil were
measured during April–July 2005 in Guangzhou, China. Both the lawn and bare soil acted as sinks for COS and sources for DMS.
The mean fluxes of COS and DMS in the lawn (–19.27 and 18.16 pmol/(m2 sec), respectively) were significantly higher than those
in the bare soil (–9.89 and 9.35 pmol/(m2 sec), respectively). Fluxes of COS and DMS in mowed lawn were also higher than those
in bare soils. Both COS and DMS fluxes showed diurnal variation with detectable but much lower values in the nighttime than in the
daytime. COS fluxes were related significantly to temperature and the optimal temperature for COS uptake was 29°C. While positive
linear correlations were found between DMS fluxes and temperature. COS fluxes increased linearly with ambient COS mixing ratios,
and had a compensation point of 336 ppt.
