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  • Presentation | A51G: The Agriculture-Atmosphere Nexus: Agriculture, Air Quality, Nitrogen Cycle, and Climate Connections II Oral
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  • A51G-03: Comparing Estimates of Cattle GHG Fluxes from Greenfeed and Open-Path Measurements
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Author(s):
Nathan Sweet, National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder (First Author, Presenting Author)
Kimberly Stackhouse-Lawson, Colorado State University
Pedro Carvalho, Colorado State University
Leonardo Sitorski, Colorado State University
Juan Vargas, Colorado State University
Sara Place, Colorado State University
Erin Burke, Colorado State University
Brian Washburn, National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder
Kevin Cossel, National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder


Cow burps are a large source of methane, a gas which contributes to climate change. Our experiment involves two different methods of measuring methane. One method directly measures the burps by giving the animals a treat when they stick their head into a specialized chamber where their exhaled methane can be studied. The other method uses a laser to determine the amount of methane across the entire cattle pen. We compare how similar the results of the two methods are, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.



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