Ideas and perspectives: a strategic assessment of methane and nitrous oxide measurements in the marine environment

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2020-11-26Author
Wilson, Samuel T.
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Al-Haj, Alia N.
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Bourbonnais, Annie
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Frey, Claudia
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Fulweiler, Robinson W.
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Kessler, John D.
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Marchant, Hannah K.
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Milucka, Jana
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Ray, Nicholas E.
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Suntharalingam, Parvadha
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Thornton, Brett F.
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Upstill-Goddard, Robert C.
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Weber, Thomas S.
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Arévalo-Martínez, Damian L.
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Bange, Hermann W.
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Benway, Heather M.
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Bianchi, Daniele
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Borges, Alberto V.
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Chang, Bonnie X.
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Crill, Patrick M.
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del Valle, Daniela A.
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Farías, Laura
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Joye, Samantha B.
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Kock, Annette
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Labidi, Jabrane
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Manning, Cara C.
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Pohlman, John W.
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Rehder, Gregor
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Sparrow, Katy J.
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Tortell, Philippe D.
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Treude, Tina
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Valentine, David L.
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Ward, Bess B.
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Yang, Simon
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Yurganov, Leonid N.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/26886As published
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5809-2020DOI
10.5194/bg-17-5809-2020Abstract
In the current era of rapid climate change, accurate characterization of climate-relevant gas dynamics – namely production, consumption, and net emissions – is required for all biomes, especially those ecosystems most susceptible to the impact of change. Marine environments include regions that act as net sources or sinks for numerous climate-active trace gases including methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The temporal and spatial distributions of CH4 and N2O are controlled by the interaction of complex biogeochemical and physical processes. To evaluate and quantify how these mechanisms affect marine CH4 and N2O cycling requires a combination of traditional scientific disciplines including oceanography, microbiology, and numerical modeling. Fundamental to these efforts is ensuring that the datasets produced by independent scientists are comparable and interoperable. Equally critical is transparent communication within the research community about the technical improvements required to increase our collective understanding of marine CH4 and N2O. A workshop sponsored by Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) was organized to enhance dialogue and collaborations pertaining to marine CH4 and N2O. Here, we summarize the outcomes from the workshop to describe the challenges and opportunities for near-future CH4 and N2O research in the marine environment.
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© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Wilson, S. T., Al-Haj, A. N., Bourbonnais, A., Frey, C., Fulweiler, R. W., Kessler, J. D., Marchant, H. K., Milucka, J., Ray, N. E., Suntharalingam, P., Thornton, B. F., Upstill-Goddard, R. C., Weber, T. S., Arevalo-Martinez, D. L., Bange, H. W., Benway, H. M., Bianchi, D., Borges, A., V., Chang, B. X., Crill, P. M., del Valle, D. A., Farias, L., Joye, S. B., Kock, A., Labidi, J., Manning, C. C., Pohlman, J. W., Rehder, G., Sparrow, K. J., Tortell, P. D., Treude, T., Valentine, D. L., Ward, B. B., Yang, S., & Yurganov, L. N. Ideas and perspectives: a strategic assessment of methane and nitrous oxide measurements in the marine environment. Biogeosciences, 17(22), (2020): 5809-5828, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5809-2020.
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Wilson, S. T., Al-Haj, A. N., Bourbonnais, A., Frey, C., Fulweiler, R. W., Kessler, J. D., Marchant, H. K., Milucka, J., Ray, N. E., Suntharalingam, P., Thornton, B. F., Upstill-Goddard, R. C., Weber, T. S., Arevalo-Martinez, D. L., Bange, H. W., Benway, H. M., Bianchi, D., Borges, A., V., Chang, B. X., Crill, P. M., del Valle, D. A., Farias, L., Joye, S. B., Kock, A., Labidi, J., Manning, C. C., Pohlman, J. W., Rehder, G., Sparrow, K. J., Tortell, P. D., Treude, T., Valentine, D. L., Ward, B. B., Yang, S., & Yurganov, L. N. (2020). Ideas and perspectives: a strategic assessment of methane and nitrous oxide measurements in the marine environment. Biogeosciences, 17(22), 5809-5828.The following license files are associated with this item: