Arctic lakes are continuous methane sources to the atmosphere under warming conditions

Methane is the second most powerful carbon-based greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and its production in the natural environment through methanogenesis is positively correlated with temperature. Recent field studies showed that methane emissions from Arctic thermokarst lakes are significant and could...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zeli Tan, Qianlai Zhuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/5/054016