Unexpectedly minor nitrous oxide emissions from fluvial networks draining permafrost catchments of the East Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Permafrost soils can be substantial sources of nitrous oxide (N2O) to the atmosphere, but no data exist on the N2O footprints of permafrost rivers. Here, the authors show that alpine permafrost rivers are unexpectedly small sources of atmospheric N2O at present.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Liwei Zhang, Sibo Zhang, Xinghui Xia, Tom J. Battin, Shaoda Liu, Qingrui Wang, Ran Liu, Zhifeng Yang, Jinren Ni, Emily H. Stanley
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:
Science
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permafrost
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28651-8
https://doaj.org/article/c705d28e1cd14ee1a9ea83c70f138f2e
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Summary:Permafrost soils can be substantial sources of nitrous oxide (N2O) to the atmosphere, but no data exist on the N2O footprints of permafrost rivers. Here, the authors show that alpine permafrost rivers are unexpectedly small sources of atmospheric N2O at present.

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