Changes in tropical wetland, ruminant or rice emissions are thought to have played a role in recent variations in atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations. India has the world’s largest ruminant population and produces ~ 20% of the world’s rice. Therefore, changes in these sources could have significant implications for global warming. Here, we infer India’s CH4 emissions for the period 2010–2015 using a combination of satellite, surface and aircraft data.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/atmospheric-observations-show-accurate-reporting-and-little-growth-india%E2%80%99s-methane
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-00994-7
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anita-l-ganesan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/matt-rigby
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mark-f-lunt-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-communications
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/methane
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indo-gangetic-plains
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass-burning
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock