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Pondi: A low-cost logger for long-term monitoring of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide in aquatic and terrestrial systems.
May 2024 • Martino E. Malerba, Blake Edwards, Lukas Schuster, Omosalewa Odebiri, Josh Glen, Rachel S. Kelly, Philippe Phan, Alistair Grinham, Peter I. Macreadie
Understanding the complex dynamics of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems requires extensive monitoring campaigns to capture spatial and temporal variations adequately. However, conventional commercial GHG analysers limit data collection due to their high costs, limited portability, cumbersome weight, and restricted field autonomy. To overcome these challenges, we developed the ‘Pondi’ – a lightweight (0.8 kg) log…