Methane fluxes from the sea to the atmosphere across the Siberian shelf seas

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Thornton, Brett F., Geibel, Marc C., Crill, Patrick M., Humborg, Christoph, Mörth, Carl-Magnus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; methane; Laptev Sea; East Siberian Sea; methane flux; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap; arctic methane; laptev
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-133242; https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068977

The Laptev and East Siberian Seas have been proposed as a substantial source of methane (CH4) to the atmosphere. During summer 2014, we made unique high-resolution simultaneous measurements of CH4 in the atmosphere above, and surface waters of, the Laptev and East Siberian Seas. Turbulence-driven se...