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Rising methane emissions from northern wetlands associated with sea ice decline

Parmentier, Frans-Jan LU ; Zhang, Wenxin LU orcid ; Mi, Yanjiao ; Zhu, Xudong ; van Huissteden, Jacobus ; Hayes, Daniel J. ; Zhuang, Qianlai ; Christensen, Torben LU and McGuire, A. David (2015) In Geophysical Research Letters 42(17). p.7214-7222
Abstract
The Arctic is rapidly transitioning toward a seasonal sea ice-free state, perhaps one of the most apparent examples of climate change in the world. This dramatic change has numerous consequences, including a large increase in air temperatures, which in turn may affect terrestrial methane emissions. Nonetheless, terrestrial and marine environments are seldom jointly analyzed. By comparing satellite observations of Arctic sea ice concentrations to methane emissions simulated by three process-based biogeochemical models, this study shows that rising wetland methane emissions are associated with sea ice retreat. Our analyses indicate that simulated high-latitude emissions for 2005-2010 were, on average, 1.7 Tg CH4 yr(-1) higher compared to... (More)
The Arctic is rapidly transitioning toward a seasonal sea ice-free state, perhaps one of the most apparent examples of climate change in the world. This dramatic change has numerous consequences, including a large increase in air temperatures, which in turn may affect terrestrial methane emissions. Nonetheless, terrestrial and marine environments are seldom jointly analyzed. By comparing satellite observations of Arctic sea ice concentrations to methane emissions simulated by three process-based biogeochemical models, this study shows that rising wetland methane emissions are associated with sea ice retreat. Our analyses indicate that simulated high-latitude emissions for 2005-2010 were, on average, 1.7 Tg CH4 yr(-1) higher compared to 1981-1990 due to a sea ice-induced, autumn-focused, warming. Since these results suggest a continued rise in methane emissions with future sea ice decline, observation programs need to include measurements during the autumn to further investigate the impact of this spatial connection on terrestrial methane emissions. (Less)
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Geophysical Research Letters
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42
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17
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7214 - 7222
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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1944-8007
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10.1002/2015GL065013
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  author       = {{Parmentier, Frans-Jan and Zhang, Wenxin and Mi, Yanjiao and Zhu, Xudong and van Huissteden, Jacobus and Hayes, Daniel J. and Zhuang, Qianlai and Christensen, Torben and McGuire, A. David}},
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  series       = {{Geophysical Research Letters}},
  title        = {{Rising methane emissions from northern wetlands associated with sea ice decline}},
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  doi          = {{10.1002/2015GL065013}},
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