Bange, Hermann W. , Bell, Thomas G., Cornejo, M., Freing, Alina, Uher, G., Upstill-Goddard, R.C. and Zhang, G. (2009) MEMENTO: A proposal to develop a database of marine nitrous oxide and methane measurements. Environmental Chemistry, 6 (3). pp. 195-197. DOI 10.1071/EN09033.

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Abstract

Environmental context. Nitrous oxide and methane are atmospheric trace gases and, because they are strong greenhouse gases, they contribute significantly to the ongoing global warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. Despite the well established fact that the world’s oceans release nitrous oxide and methane to the atmosphere, the oceanic emission estimates of both gases are only poorly quantified. The MEMENTO (MarinE MethanE and NiTrous Oxide) database initiative is proposed as an effective way by which existing nitrous oxide and methane measurements can be used to reduce the uncertainty of the oceanic emissions estimates by establishing a global database.

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