First measurement of methane emissions from Canadian glaciers in the Yukon

• Main Authors: Sapper, Sarah Elise, Jørgensen, Christian Juncher, Schroll, Moritz, Keppler, Frank, Christiansen, Jesper Riis
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Canada; Dusty Glacier; Greenland; Yukon; glacier; glacier*; Iceland
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/first-measurement-of-methane-emissions-from-canadian-glaciers-in-the-yukon(df6c7631-e8bf-4b58-9612-63c9c0fb8f66).html; https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/EGU23-12327.html

Land-terminating glaciers in Greenland and Iceland are sources of methane (CH4) to the atmosphere1,2,3. CH4 is produced through microbial methanogenesis underneath the ice, transported dissolved in subglacial meltwater to the margin where the gas is emitted to the atmosphere via degassing4. However,...