B089
The Global Methane Budget: Sources and Sinks in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems
The Global Methane Budget: Sources and Sinks in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems
Session ID#: 249233
Session Description:
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a shorter atmospheric lifetime than CO2 but a far stronger warming potential ton for ton. Concentrations of CH4 continue to increase, making it a critical component of pathways to mitigate climate change. This session highlights bottom-up and top-down integration of measurements and model simulations of methane sources and sinks, emphasizing both natural sources such as wetland and freshwater systems and anthropogenic ones. The research presented contributes to updated global methane budgets being developed under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- A - Atmospheric Sciences
- GC - Global Environmental Change
Index Terms:
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0428 Carbon cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0454 Isotopic composition and chemistry [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0497 Wetlands [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
Primary Convener: Robert B Jackson, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners: Marielle Saunois, LSCE Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France, Josep Gili Canadell, CSIRO Environment, Canberra, Australia and Benjamin Poulter, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States
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