Reservoir surface area controls GHG emissions — NSERC Knowledge Graph

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Reservoir surface area controls GHG emissions

Claim that reservoir surfaces act as sources of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere at the global scale.

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Evidence Quote

“Reservoir surface areas act as global sources of greenhouse gases”

Relationship

Surface area of artificial reservoirs causes GHG emissions from reservoir surfaces

Arguments

Surface area of artificial reservoirssubject
GHG emissions from reservoir surfacesobject

Connections (2)

Drivers of regional aquatic methane and greenhouse gas emissionsInferenceChain
Reservoir surface area controls GHG emissionsAssociation

Evidence

“Global estimation study of greenhouse gas emissions from reservoir surfaces.”

St. Louis, V. L. et al. (2000). Reservoir surfaces as sources of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere: A global estimate