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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Climate Science
  • Remote Sensing

Background:

  • Tropical wetland methane emissions are poorly understood.
  • Current models lack differentiation between high- and low-emitting wetland types.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify tropical wetland methane emissions from 2004-2023.
  • To identify drivers of methane emission trends in tropical wetlands.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 30-m Landsat observations to identify inundated vegetation.
  • Combined satellite data with ground-based emission intensity measurements.
  • Developed a high-resolution Wetland Methane Emission Inventory.

Main Results:

  • Tropical wetland methane emissions increased by 16.3 ± 5.1 Tg/year.
  • Africa and Asia showed the largest increases, while South America had no net change.
  • Emission increases correlated with the expansion of vegetated wetlands.

Conclusions:

  • Tropical wetlands contribute significantly to long-term global methane increases.
  • These wetlands did not drive the recent methane surge (2020-2022).
  • Distinguishing vegetated from open water is crucial for accurate methane emission modeling.