Articles | Volume 22, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-4163-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-4163-2025
Research article
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26 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2025

Inferring methane emissions from African livestock by fusing drone, tower, and satellite data

Alouette van Hove, Kristoffer Aalstad, Vibeke Lind, Claudia Arndt, Vincent Odongo, Rodolfo Ceriani, Francesco Fava, John Hulth, and Norbert Pirk

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Inferring methane emissions from African livestock by fusing drone, tower, and satellite data A. van Hove et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14214699

Methane emission rate Inference of ruminants in Kenya (MIK) A. van Hove https://github.com/AlouetteUiO/MIK

lbusett/prismaread: v1.0.0 L. Busetto https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4019081

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Research on methane emissions from African livestock is limited. We used a probabilistic method fusing drone and flux tower observations with an atmospheric model to estimate emissions from various herds. This approach proved robust under non-stationary wind conditions and effective in estimating emissions as low as 100 g h-1. We also detected spectral anomalies in satellite data associated with the herds. Our method can be used for diverse point sources, thereby improving emission inventories.
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