BGD 11, 13699–13737, 2014 Quantitative estimation and vertical partitioning of the soil carbon dioxide fluxes F. Wiaux et al. Title Page Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures ◭ ◮ ◭ ◮ Back Close Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Biogeosciences Discuss., 11, 13699–13737, 2014 www.biogeosciences-discuss.net/11/13699/2014/ doi:10.5194/bgd-11-13699-2014 © Author(s) 2014. CC Attribution 3.0 License. This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Biogeosciences (BG). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in BG if available. Quantitative estimation and vertical partitioning of the soil carbon dioxide fluxes at the hillslope scale on a loess soil F. Wiaux 1 , K. Van Oost 2,3 , and M. Vanclooster 1 1 Environmental Sciences, Earth & Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 2 George Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research, Earth & Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Place Louis Pasteur 3, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 3 Fonds National pour la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Belgium Received: 6 August 2014 – Accepted: 31 August 2014 – Published: 22 September 2014 Correspondence to: F. Wiaux (francois.wiaux@uclouvain.be) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 13699