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Increased nitrous oxide emissions from global lakes and reservoirs since the pre-industrial era

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  • Ya Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Auburn University
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hanqin Tian

    (Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College)

  • Yuanzhi Yao

    (East China Normal University)

  • Hao Shi

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zihao Bian

    (Auburn University
    Nanjing Normal University)

  • Yu Shi

    (Auburn University
    Peking University)

  • Siyuan Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Taylor Maavara

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds)

  • Ronny Lauerwald

    (Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR ECOSYS)

  • Shufen Pan

    (Auburn University
    Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College
    Department of Engineering, Boston College)

Abstract

Lentic systems (lakes and reservoirs) are emission hotpots of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas; however, this has not been well quantified yet. Here we examine how multiple environmental forcings have affected N2O emissions from global lentic systems since the pre-industrial period. Our results show that global lentic systems emitted 64.6 ± 12.1 Gg N2O-N yr−1 in the 2010s, increased by 126% since the 1850s. The significance of small lentic systems on mitigating N2O emissions is highlighted due to their substantial emission rates and response to terrestrial environmental changes. Incorporated with riverine emissions, this study indicates that N2O emissions from global inland waters in the 2010s was 319.6 ± 58.2 Gg N yr−1. This suggests a global emission factor of 0.051% for inland water N2O emissions relative to agricultural nitrogen applications and provides the country-level emission factors (ranging from 0 to 0.341%) for improving the methodology for national greenhouse gas emission inventories.

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  • Ya Li & Hanqin Tian & Yuanzhi Yao & Hao Shi & Zihao Bian & Yu Shi & Siyuan Wang & Taylor Maavara & Ronny Lauerwald & Shufen Pan, 2024. "Increased nitrous oxide emissions from global lakes and reservoirs since the pre-industrial era," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45061-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45061-0
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