Carbon emission from hydroelectric reservoirs linked to reservoir age and latitude
Abstract
Reservoirs emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases. An analysis of data from 85 globally distributed hydroelectric reservoirs indicates that about 48 Tg carbon is emitted as carbon dioxide and 3 Tg carbon as methane, and that carbon emissions are correlated with reservoir age and latitude.
- Publication:
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Nature Geoscience
- Pub Date:
- September 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1038/ngeo1211
- Bibcode:
- 2011NatGe...4..593B