Automated flux chambers deployed during the flooding

With the surface ice on the river and floodplain almost completely gone, we were finally able to safely install our automated flux chambers on the inundated Biebrza floodplain. Earlier deployment would have risked the equipment being carried away by drifting ice.

Currently, water is actively flowing from the river into the floodplain, creating ideal conditions to capture high-resolution data during this dynamic flooding period.

Over the course of an intensive field day, we assembled the chambers by connecting sensors, control units, and chamber components. The effort paid off — we now have three fully operational automated flux chambers continuously measuring CO₂ and CH₄ emissions.

We are excited to see what insights this high-frequency dataset will reveal about greenhouse gas dynamics during flooding events.