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Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-737-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-737-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
Research article
 | 
15 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 15 Feb 2023

Duration of extraction determines CO2 and CH4 emissions from an actively extracted peatland in eastern Quebec, Canada

Laura Clark, Ian B. Strachan, Maria Strack, Nigel T. Roulet, Klaus-Holger Knorr, and Henning Teickner

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-737-2023-supplement

Data sets

Replication Data for gas flux measurements of drained peatlands in eastern Quebec N. Roulet https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/BSRMUS

Model code and software

ir: Functions to Handle and Preprocess Infrared Spectra H. Teickner https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5747169

irpeat: Functions to Analyze Mid Infrared Spectra of Peat Samples H. Teickner and S. B. Hodgkins https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7262744

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Short summary
We determine the effect that duration of extraction has on CO2 and CH4 emissions from an actively extracted peatland. Peat fields had high net C emissions in the first years after opening, and these then declined to half the initial value for several decades. Findings contribute to knowledge on the atmospheric burden that results from these activities and are of use to industry in their life cycle reporting and government agencies responsible for greenhouse gas accounting and policy.
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