Two recently published papers zoom in on the mystery source of methane in the Martian atmosphere.
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Lo que una nueva orden ejecutiva significa para frenar las emisiones de metano
La orden ejecutiva de Biden llama a considerar una nueva regulación de metano que viene justo después de un nuevo análisis global del impacto del combustible en el cambio climático.
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Scientists Turn Back Time to Track Methane Emissions on Mars
Period spikes of methane on Mars could originate inside Gale crater, where NASA’s Curiosity rover is currently exploring.s
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Hot Lakes in a Cold Climate
Arctic warming may release less carbon dioxide from high latitude lakes but increase their climate impact by releasing more methane.
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Export of Different Carbon Types from a Boreal Catchment
Carbon export in boreal catchments depends on the landscape setting and differs for snowmelt and rainfall events.
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Exploring Methane Emissions from Africa’s Tropical Forests
Global methane budgets suffer from a lack of field studies in African forests, but new research sheds light on methane emissions and uptake from upland forests in the Congo Basin.
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Forecasting Geohazards in the Age of Gas Hydrate Exploitation
A curious breath-like pattern exhibited by gas hydrates may help forecast hazards associated with extracting them from the seafloor.
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Researchers Zero In on Methane Released from Reservoirs
Using new methods, researchers can estimate how much methane is released each day from reservoirs—an important step in estimating global methane emissions.
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Bottom-up Meets Top-down Estimates of Wetland Methane Emissions
An innovative integration of models and satellite observations indicates weak temperature sensitivity of CH4 emissions from tropical wetlands, but temperature sensitivity is high at higher latitudes.
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NEON Lights a Path for Sustained Ecological Observations
Resources and data offered by the National Ecological Observatory Network are supporting researchers investigating critical ecosystem changes across the country.