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Rising methane emissions from northern wetlands associated with sea ice decline.


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 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.

SUBMITTER: Parmentier FW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5014133 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rising methane emissions from northern wetlands associated with sea ice decline.

Parmentier Frans-Jan W FW   Zhang Wenxin W   Mi Yanjiao Y   Zhu Xudong X   van Huissteden Jacobus J   Hayes Daniel J DJ   Zhuang Qianlai Q   Christensen Torben R TR   McGuire A David AD  

Geophysical research letters 20150910 17


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  ...[more]

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