Atmospheric pressure influencing ebullition and turbidity

AbstractMethane ebullition from lake sediment is an important source of atmospheric methane. Previous studies have suggested that temperature variations, water level changes, atmospheric pressure fluctuations and wind-induced current can affect ebullition. However, most of those studies were conducted during open-water season. There is a lack of observations during ice-cover, despite of the abundance of seasonally ice-covered lakes. In this dataset, we present high-frequency ebullition intensity data, atmospheric pressure data, bottom-water temperature data, and turbidite data from Base Mine Lake (57° 1' N, 111° 37' W in Alberta, Canada) during ice cover. During the study period, the water level in the lake is stable. Also, due to the ice cover, the impact of wind-induced current is negligible. The dataset shows that ebullition during ice cover is regulated by atmospheric pressure variations; the stable bottom-water temperature has on correlation with the ebullition. The dataset also shows that turbidity at depth in the lake increases during ebullition events.