Methane emission from tropical wetlands is sensitive to warming in synergy with precipitation
Abstract
These R scripts costitute the analysis code used to identify wetland regions exhibiting significant and persistent methane emissions using TROPOMI XCH4 observations in the tropics. The code supports our manuscript "Multi-scale evidence for thermal-hydrological synergy amplifying tropical wetland methane emissions", which is currently under revision. Please refer to README.md for more detailed information. Update in v1.1: Wind direction is now determined from the 100-m wind components, which better represent the wind direction within the boundary-layer height. We also note that this methane hotspot detection framework has been extended to a global scale, identifying 42 methane-emitting source regions in total: 24 in the tropics (the 18 considered here plus 6 additional), 8 in the temperate zone, and 10 in the boreal zone. The full R scripts are accessible at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22639900.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Climate change and permafrost
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN