Amazon wetlands (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Amazon wetlands

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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Its concentration in the atmosphere has increased significantly in recent decades. Anthropogenic emissions can be easily quantified. Natural sources, such as the Amazon wetlands, are difficult to measure. Reasons for this include, for example, a lack of measurement data and persistent cloud cover, which interferes with satellite observations.

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Linda Ort, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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