USDA-ARS Pasture Systems Watershed Management Research Unit 1 article published in JoVE Environment Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Flux from Agricultural Soils Using Static Chambers Sarah M. Collier1, Matthew D. Ruark2, Lawrence G. Oates3,4, William E. Jokela5, Curtis J. Dell6 1Office of Sustainability, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 4Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research Center, 6USDA-ARS Pasture Systems Watershed Management Research Unit This article showcases the static chamber-based method for measurement of greenhouse gas flux from soil systems. With relatively modest infrastructure investments, measurements may be obtained from multiple treatments/locations and over timeframes ranging from hours to years.
