Articles | Volume 23, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-2815-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-2815-2026
Research article
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24 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2026

A top-down evaluation of bottom-up estimates to reduce uncertainty in methane emissions from Arctic wetlands

Luana S. Basso, Goran Georgievski, Victor Brovkin, Christian Beer, Christian Rödenbeck, and Mathias Göckede

Data sets

Estimates of Arctic-boreal wetland methane emissions from bottom-up and top-down approaches using the JSBACH v3.2 model and the Jena CarboScope Global Atmospheric Inversion System L. S. Basso et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19201813

CH4 atmospheric observations from the NOAA ObsPack Schuldt et al. https://doi.org/10.25925/20231001

European atmospheric CO2, CH4 and N2O Mole Fraction data product – 2024 ICOS RI et al. https://doi.org/10.18160/KDMT-V6CG

WDCGG; All CH4 data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2023-09-13 A. Dinoi et al. https://doi.org/10.50849/WDCGG_CH4_ALL_2023

ATTO – Mole fractions of CO, CO2, CH4 measured at ATTO Instant Tower J. V. Lavric https://www.attodata.org/

Semi-continuous observational data for atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios at Berezorechka M. Sasakawa and T. Machida https://doi.org/10.17595/20231117.001

Semi-continuous observational data for atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios at Karasevoe M. Sasakawa and T. Machida https://doi.org/10.17595/20231117.002

Semi-continuous observational data for atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios at Noyabrsk M. Sasakawa and T. Machida https://doi.org/10.17595/20231117.004

Semi-continuous observational data for atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios at Demyanskoe M. Sasakawa and T. Machida https://doi.org/10.17595/20231117.005

Semi-continuous observational data for atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios at Savvushka M. Sasakawa and T. Machida https://doi.org/10.17595/20231117.006

Semi-continuous observational data for atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios at Azovo M. Sasakawa and T. Machida https://doi.org/10.17595/20231117.007

Semi-continuous observational data for atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios at Vaganovo M. Sasakawa and T. Machida https://doi.org/10.17595/20231117.008

Data set on the accurate continuous observations of atmospheric CO2, CH4 dry mole fractions in the western Taimyr Peninsula (Siberia) for the period 09.2018 - 01.2021 A. Panov https://doi.org/10.17632/gcts3dddrh.1

Multi-laboratory compilation of atmospheric carbon dioxide data for the period 90 1983–2022; obspack_ch4_1_GLOBALVIEWplus_v6.0_2023- 12-01 K. N. Schuldt et al. https://doi.org/10.25925/20231001

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This study examines how combining atmospheric inversion with process-based modelling can reduce discrepancies in estimates of Arctic wetland CH4 emissions. We conducted a series of inversion experiments, each incorporating CH4 wetland fluxes from process-based models with different CH4 production parameterizations. Our results showed that no single parameterization captures the complexity of Arctic–Boreal emissions; instead, region-specific adjustments are needed to reduce discrepancies.
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