Methane sources and sinks in Lake Kivu

Methanotrophy in Lake Kivu

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Lake Kivu Gas Extraction

Variations in global methane sources and sinks during 1910 – 2010

Atmospheric methane (CH4) increased from ∼900 ppb (parts per billion, or nanomoles per mole of dry air) in 1900 to ∼1800 ppb in 2010 at a rate unprecedented in any observational records. However, the contributions of the various methane sources and sinks to the CH4 increase are poorly understood. Here we use initial emissions from bottom-up inventories for anthropogenic sources, emissions from ...

Recent Warming of Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu in East Africa has gained notoriety for its prodigious amounts of dissolved methane and dangers of limnic eruption. Being meromictic, it is also expected to accumulate heat due to rising regional air temperatures. To investigate the warming trend and distinguish between atmospheric and geothermal heating sources, we compiled historical temperature data, performed measurements with log...

Methane distribution, sources, and sinks in an aquaculture bay (Sanggou Bay, China)

From 2012 to 2015, we investigated methane (CH4) distribution, air−sea fluxes, and sediment−water fluxes in an aquaculture bay (Sanggou Bay, China), and estimated the input of CH4 from potential land sources including rivers and groundwater. Surface water CH4 in the bay ranged from 3.0 to 302 nM, while bottom CH4 was usually higher due to sediment release. Water column CH4 in summer and autumn ...