Atmospheric constraints on the methane emissions from the East Siberian Shelf

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Berchet, Antoine, Bousquet, Philippe, Pison, Isabelle, Locatelli, Robin, Chevallier, Frédéric, Paris, Jean-Daniel, Dlugokencky, Ed J., Laurila, Tuomas, Hatakka, Juha, Viisanen, Yrjo, Worthy, Doug E. J., Nisbet, Euan, Fisher, Rebecca, France, James, Lowry, David, Ivakhov, Viktor, Hermansen, Ove
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Arctic; East Siberian Shelf; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4147-2016; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00043819; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00043439/acp-16-4147-2016.pdf; https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/16/4147/2016/acp-16-4147-2016.pdf

Subsea permafrost and hydrates in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS) constitute a substantial carbon pool, and a potentially large source of methane to the atmosphere. Previous studies based on interpolated oceanographic campaigns estimated atmospheric emissions from this area at 8–17 TgCH4 yr−1....