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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10643-2021
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Research article
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14 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 14 Jul 2021
| 14 Jul 2021
Large and increasing methane emissions from eastern Amazonia derived from satellite data, 2010–2018
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Martyn P. Chipperfield
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Manuel Gloor
School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Robert J. Parker
Earth Observation Science, School of Physics and Astronomy, University
of Leicester, Leicester, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leicester,
Leicester, UK
Hartmut Boesch
Earth Observation Science, School of Physics and Astronomy, University
of Leicester, Leicester, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leicester,
Leicester, UK
Joey McNorton
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
Luciana V. Gatti
Earth System Science Center (CCST), National Institute for Space
Research (INPE), Av. Dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010, São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
John B. Miller
Global Monitoring Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Luana S. Basso
Earth System Science Center (CCST), National Institute for Space
Research (INPE), Av. Dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010, São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
Sarah A. Monks
independent researcher
formerly at: CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO,
USA
formerly at: Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA, Earth System
Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Recent methane surges reveal heightened emissions from tropical inundated areas X. Lin et al. 10.1038/s41467-024-55266-y
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Short summary
Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas emitted from wetlands like those found in the basin of the Amazon River. Using an atmospheric model and observations from GOSAT, we quantified CH4 emissions from Amazonia during the previous decade. We found that the largest emissions came from a region in the eastern basin and that emissions there were rising faster than in other areas of South America. This finding was supported by CH4 observations made on aircraft within the basin.
Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas emitted from wetlands like those found in the basin...
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