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Methane in Zackenberg Valley, NE Greenland: multidecadal growing season fluxes of a high-Arctic tundra
Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre Aarhus University,
Roskilde, Denmark
Arctic Geology Department, The University Centre in Svalbard,
Longyearbyen, Norway
Mikhail Mastepanov
Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre Aarhus University,
Roskilde, Denmark
Oulanka Research Station, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Hanne H. Christiansen
Arctic Geology Department, The University Centre in Svalbard,
Longyearbyen, Norway
Torben R. Christensen
Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre Aarhus University,
Roskilde, Denmark
Oulanka Research Station, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Our study presents a time series of methane emissions in a high-Arctic-tundra landscape over 14 summers, which shows large variations between years. The methane emissions from the valley are expected to more than double in the late 21st century. This warming increases permafrost thaw, which could increase surface erosion in the valley. Increased erosion could offset some of the rise in methane fluxes from the valley, but this would require large-scale impacts on vegetated surfaces.
Our study presents a time series of methane emissions in a high-Arctic-tundra landscape over 14...
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