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Improved global wetland carbon isotopic signatures support post-2006 microbial methane emission increase

Authors :
Youmi Oh
Qianlai Zhuang
Lisa R. Welp
Licheng Liu
Xin Lan
Sourish Basu
Edward J. Dlugokencky
Lori Bruhwiler
John B. Miller
Sylvia E. Michel
Stefan Schwietzke
Pieter Tans
Philippe Ciais
Jeffrey P. Chanton
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

A process-based carbon isotope biogeochemistry model substantially reduces uncertainty in regional and global estimates of the stable carbon isotopic composition of methane emissions from wetlands and suggests rising atmospheric concentrations are due to increased microbial emissions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26624435
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Earth & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.43dd4737d5f4de7833415ad942c259d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00488-5