View from the HALO research aircraft over the Amazon wetlands (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

View from the HALO research aircraft over the Amazon wetlands

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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry measured significantly more methane in the Amazon wetlands than expected. In some places, the soil emits four times more methane than models predict. The measurement data are important for the accuracy of climate forecasts.

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Linda Ort, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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