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Estimation of seasonal methane fluxes over a Mediterranean rice paddy area using the Radon Tracer Method (RTM)
Institute of Energy Technologies, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Alba Àgueda
CERTEC, Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08019, Spain
Josep-Anton Morguí
Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Lídia Cañas
Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Sílvia Borràs
AIRLAB, Climate and Health Group, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
Arturo Vargas
Institute of Energy Technologies, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Claudia Grossi
Institute of Energy Technologies, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Physics Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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In this work, the methane emissions from the rice crops of the Ebro Delta were estimated with the Radon Tracer Method, using back trajectories and radon and methane observations. Estimated fluxes show a strong seasonality with maximums in October, corresponding with the period of harvest and straw incorporation. The estimated annual methane emission was about 262.8 kg CH4 ha‑1. Results were compared with fluxes obtained with static chambers showing strong agreement between both methodologies.
In this work, the methane emissions from the rice crops of the Ebro Delta were estimated with...
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