Distribution of methane in the Lena Delta and Buor-Khaya Bay, Russia

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Author: I. Bussmann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Buor-Khaya; Khaya; Laptev Sea; laptev; lena delta; lena river; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-4641-2013; https://doaj.org/article/2ed0151605b140779d6962b84a7a67c1

The Lena River is one of the largest Russian rivers draining into the Laptev Sea. The permafrost areas surrounding the Lena are predicted to thaw at increasing rates due to global temperature increases. With this thawing, large amounts of carbon – either organic or in the gaseous forms carbon dioxid...