Primary Convener:
Robert Jackson, Stanford University

Convener:
Marielle Saunois, LSCE Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
Josep Canadell, CSIRO Environment
Benjamin Poulter, Spark Climate Solutions

Chair:
Josep Canadell, CSIRO Environment
Benjamin Poulter, Spark Climate Solutions
Robert Jackson, Stanford University

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a shorter atmospheric lifetime than CO2 but a far stronger warming potential ton for ton. Concentrations of CH4 continue to increase, making it a critical component of pathways to mitigate climate change. This session highlights bottom-up and top-down integration of measurements and model simulations of methane sources and sinks, emphasizing both natural sources such as wetland and freshwater systems and anthropogenic ones. The research presented contributes to updated global methane budgets being developed under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project.

Index Terms
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling
0428 Carbon cycling
0454 Isotopic composition and chemistry
0497 Wetlands

Suggested Itineraries:
Climate Change and Global Policy
Open Science and Open Data
Global Impacts‚ Solutions‚ & Policies

Cross-Listed:
A - Atmospheric Sciences
GC - Global Environmental Change

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering