The carbon footprint of a Malaysian tropical reservoir: measured versus modelled estimates highlight the underestimated key role of downstream processes

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 515 - 527
• Main Authors: Soued, Cynthia, Prairie, Yves T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 31.01.2020; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Air pollution; Atmospheric models; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon footprint; Comparative analysis; Dams; Degassing; Diffusion; Downstream; Elevation; Emission; Emissions; Environmental impact; Footprint analysis; Gases; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Morphometry; Outflow; Oxidation; Oxidation-reduction reactions; Predictions; Reservoirs; Rivers; Sampling; Soil; Soil investigations; Soil types; Stratification; Surface diffusion; Time; Tropical climate; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; Turbine engines; Turbines; Upstream; Water depth; Water intake; Water intakes; Water outflow; Malaysia

Reservoirs are important sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to the atmosphere, and their number is rapidly increasing, especially in tropical regions. Accurately predicting their current and future emissions is essential but hindered by fragmented data on the subject, which often fail to include all...