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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1329-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1329-2016
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Research article
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02 Mar 2016
Research article |
| 02 Mar 2016
Evaluation of wetland methane emissions across North America using atmospheric data and inverse modeling
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
now at: Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA
Roisin Commane
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Joe R. Melton
Climate Processes Section, Environment Canada, Victoria, Canada
Arlyn E. Andrews
Global Monitoring Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
Joshua Benmergui
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Edward J. Dlugokencky
Global Monitoring Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
Greet Janssens-Maenhout
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
Anna M. Michalak
Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA
Colm Sweeney
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Doug E. J. Worthy
Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
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- Temporal Variations of the Mole Fraction, Carbon, and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios of Atmospheric Methane in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada R. Fujita et al. 10.1002/2017JD027972
- Long‐Term Measurements Show Little Evidence for Large Increases in Total U.S. Methane Emissions Over the Past Decade X. Lan et al. 10.1029/2018GL081731
- CH4 exchanges of the natural ecosystems in China during the past three decades: The role of wetland extent and its dynamics D. Wei & X. Wang 10.1002/2016JG003418
- Diagnostic methods for atmospheric inversions of long-lived greenhouse gases A. Michalak et al. 10.5194/acp-17-7405-2017
- An Unexpected Seasonal Cycle in U.S. Oil and Gas Methane Emissions L. Hu et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c14090
- The Terrestrial Carbon Sink T. Keenan & C. Williams 10.1146/annurev-environ-102017-030204
- Drivers of plant traits that allow survival in wetlands Y. Pan et al. 10.1111/1365-2435.13541
- Estimating methane emissions in the Arctic nations using surface observations from 2008 to 2019 S. Wittig et al. 10.5194/acp-23-6457-2023
- A multiyear estimate of methane fluxes in Alaska from CARVE atmospheric observations S. Miller et al. 10.1002/2016GB005419
- Status and Trends of Wetland Studies in Canada Using Remote Sensing Technology with a Focus on Wetland Classification: A Bibliographic Analysis S. Mirmazloumi et al. 10.3390/rs13204025
- Methane fluxes in the high northern latitudes for 2005–2013 estimated using a Bayesian atmospheric inversion R. Thompson et al. 10.5194/acp-17-3553-2017
- Global wetland contribution to 2000–2012 atmospheric methane growth rate dynamics B. Poulter et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/aa8391
- Aircraft-based inversions quantify the importance of wetlands and livestock for Upper Midwest methane emissions X. Yu et al. 10.5194/acp-21-951-2021
- Recent increases in annual, seasonal, and extreme methane fluxes driven by changes in climate and vegetation in boreal and temperate wetland ecosystems S. Feron et al. 10.1111/gcb.17131
- A Remote Sensing Technique to Upscale Methane Emission Flux in a Subtropical Peatland C. Zhang et al. 10.1029/2020JG006002
- Inter‐Annual Variability in Atmospheric Transport Complicates Estimation of US Methane Emissions Trends L. Feng et al. 10.1029/2022GL100366
- Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes S. Bansal et al. 10.1007/s13157-023-01722-2
- Estimating 2010–2015 anthropogenic and natural methane emissions in Canada using ECCC surface and GOSAT satellite observations S. Baray et al. 10.5194/acp-21-18101-2021
- Constraining sector-specific CO2 and CH4 emissions in the US S. Miller & A. Michalak 10.5194/acp-17-3963-2017
- Sensitivity of ice nucleation parameterizations to the variability in underlying ice nucleation rate coefficients I. Steinke & S. Burrows 10.1039/D2EA00019A
- Quantifying Regional Methane Emissions Using Airborne Transects and a Measurement-Model Fusion Approach A. Gonzalez et al. 10.1021/acsestair.3c00072
- Using atmospheric trace gas vertical profiles to evaluate model fluxes: a case study of Arctic-CAP observations and GEOS simulations for the ABoVE domain C. Sweeney et al. 10.5194/acp-22-6347-2022
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Short summary
We use atmospheric data from the US and Canada to examine seven wetland methane flux estimates. Relative to existing estimates, we find a methane source that is smaller in magnitude with a broader seasonal cycle. Furthermore, we estimate the largest fluxes over the Hudson Bay Lowlands, a spatial distribution that differs from commonly used remote sensing estimates of wetland location.
We use atmospheric data from the US and Canada to examine seven wetland methane flux estimates....
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