METHANE EMISSIONS FROM SUBTAIGA MIRES OF WESTERN SIBERIA: THE "STANDARD MODEL" Bс5

Glagolev M.V., Kleptsova I.E., Filippov I.V., Kazantsev V.S. , Machida T., Maksyutov Sh.Sh.
Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin, vol. 65, No 2, pp. 86-93

Summary

The observational data of methane emissions from typical peatland microlandscapes of Western Siberian subtaiga are summarized. These data are generalized using a concept of the "standard model" of methane emission. The model includes methane emission periods, wetland typology map, and emission rate probability density distributions for typical ecosystems. Version Bc5 of this model estimates the annual emissions from subtaiga at 0.8 ± 0.6 MtC_CH4 (5.2 ± 3.0 MtC for all of Western Siberia).