Fingerprint of rice paddies in spatial–temporal dynamics of atmospheric methane concentration in monsoon Asia

Geli Zhang; Xiangming Xiao; Jinwei Dong; Fengfei Xin; Yao Zhang; Yuanwei Qin; Russell B. Doughty; Berrien Moore

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-14155-5

Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Fingerprint of rice paddies in spatial–temporal dynamics of atmospheric methane concentration in monsoon Asia

Geli Zhang,
Xiangming Xiao,
Jinwei Dong,
Fengfei Xin,
Yao Zhang,
Yuanwei Qin,
Russell B. Doughty,
Berrien Moore

Affiliations

Geli Zhang: College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University
Xiangming Xiao: Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma
Jinwei Dong: Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fengfei Xin: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University
Yao Zhang: Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University
Yuanwei Qin: Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma
Russell B. Doughty: Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma
Berrien Moore: College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14155-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The role of paddy rice agriculture in the spatial and temporal dynamics of atmospheric methane concentration remains unclear. Here, Zhang et al. show that regions with dense rice paddies have high satellite-based column averaged CH4 concentrations (XCH4), and that seasonal dynamics of XCH4 mirror those of paddy rice growth.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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