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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2267-2017
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Research article
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05 May 2017
Research article |
| 05 May 2017
The riverine source of CH4 and N2O from the Republic of Congo, western Congo Basin
Robert C. Upstill-Goddard
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Oceans and Climate Research Group, School of Marine Science and
Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
Matthew E. Salter
Department of
Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, 11418
Stockholm, Sweden
Paul J. Mann
Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 8ST, UK
Jonathan Barnes
Oceans and Climate Research Group, School of Marine Science and
Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
John Poulsen
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University,
P.O. Box 90328, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
Bienvenu Dinga
Laboratoire de Physique
de L'Atmosphère, Université de Marien Ngouabis, Brazzaville, B.P.
69, Republic of Congo
Gregory J. Fiske
Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole
Road, Falmouth, MA, 02540-1644, USA
Robert M. Holmes
Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole
Road, Falmouth, MA, 02540-1644, USA
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Short summary
We measured concentrations of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide in rivers from the western Congo Basin (Republic of Congo). All rivers studied were strong sources of methane to air but they ranged from minor sources to minor sinks for nitrous oxide. Our estimated emissions to air agreed with existing estimates for sub-Saharan African rivers, supportive of the growing consensus that African river systems are a major contributor to the global freshwater source of greenhouse gases.
We measured concentrations of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide in rivers from the...
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