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Research article
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15 Jan 2026
Research article |
| 15 Jan 2026
Combined water table and temperature dynamics control CO2 emission estimates from drained peatlands under rewetting and climate change scenarios
Department of Hydrology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jesper Riis Christiansen
Forest and Landscape Ecology, Department of Geoscience and Nature Management, Copenhagen University, Denmark
Raphael Johannes Maria Schneider
Department of Hydrology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark
Peter Langen
Department of Environmental Science, Atmospheric Emissions and Modelling, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
Thea Quistgaard
Department of Environmental Science, Atmospheric Emissions and Modelling, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
Simon Stisen
Department of Hydrology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark
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This study demonstrates that incorporating both temperature and temporal variability in water level in emission models significantly influences CO2 emission from peat soil. Especially the co-occurrence of elevated air temperature and low groundwater table significantly influence CO2 emissions under scenarios of rewetting and climate change.
This study demonstrates that incorporating both temperature and temporal variability in water...
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