The Global Methane Budget: Sources and Sinks in Natural and Anthopogenic Systems
The Global Methane Budget: Sources and Sinks in Natural and Anthopogenic Systems
Session ID#: 280013
Session Description:
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a shorter atmospheric lifetime than CO2 but a far stronger warming potential by mass. 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. It emphasizes anthropogenic and natural sources, including wetland and freshwater systems, and global methane sinks, especially related to OH and Cl oxidation. We also welcome submissions for research tracking progress towards the Global Methane Pledge. The research presented in the session 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, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States and Josep Gili Canadell
Conveners: Marielle Saunois, LSCE Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France, Josep Gili Canadell, CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Benjamin Poulter, Spark Climate Solutions, San Francisco, United States and Josep Gili Canadell
Student/Early Career Convener: Xinyu Dou, Tsinghua University, Department of Earth System Science, Beijing, China and Josep Gili Canadell
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