A multi-scale comparison of modeled and observed seasonal methane emissions in northern wetlands

Xu, Xiyan; Riley, William J.; Koven, Charles D.; Billesbach, Dave P.; Chang, Rachel Y.-W.; Commane, Róisín; Euskirchen, Eugénie S.; Hartery, Sean; Harazono, Yoshinobu; Iwata, Hiroki; McDonald, Kyle C.; Miller, Charles E.; Oechel, Walter C.; Poulter, Benjamin; Raz-Yaseef, Naama; Sweeney, Colm; Torn, Margaret; Wofsy, Steven C.; Zhang, Zhen; Zona, Donatella

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5043-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5043-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5043-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 17

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13 Sep 2016

Research article |

| 13 Sep 2016

A multi-scale comparison of modeled and observed seasonal methane emissions in northern wetlands

Xiyan Xu, William J. Riley, Charles D. Koven, Dave P. Billesbach, Rachel Y.-W. Chang, Róisín Commane, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Sean Hartery, Yoshinobu Harazono, Hiroki Iwata, Kyle C. McDonald, Charles E. Miller, Walter C. Oechel, Benjamin Poulter, Naama Raz-Yaseef, Colm Sweeney, Margaret Torn, Steven C. Wofsy, Zhen Zhang, and Donatella Zona

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RC1: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jul 2016
RC2: 'Review of Xu et al., 2016-A multi-scale comparison of modeled and observed seasonal methane cycles in northern wetlands', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Jul 2016
AC1: 'Response to reviewers' Interactive comments', Xiyan Xu, 05 Aug 2016

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 Aug 2016) by Alexey V. Eliseev

AR by Xiyan Xu on behalf of the Authors (05 Aug 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Aug 2016) by Alexey V. Eliseev

ED: Publish as is (24 Aug 2016) by Alexey V. Eliseev

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Wetlands are the largest global natural methane source. Peat-rich bogs and fens lying between 50°N and 70°N contribute 10–30% to this source. The predictive capability of the seasonal methane cycle can directly affect the estimation of global methane budget. We present multiscale methane seasonal emission by observations and modeling and find that the uncertainties in predicting the seasonal methane emissions are from the wetland extent, cold-season CH₄ production and CH₄ transport processes.