Assessing CH_4and CO_2emissions from wetlands in the DrentheProvince, the Netherlands: a modelling approach

摘要

Assessment of land use related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on larger spatial scales is usually achieved by modelling. Surface flux measurementsare expensive and measurement locations too widely scattered to serve as spatially reliable flux estimates. Here we assess CO_2and CH_4fluxes fromwetland nature reserves in the Dutch province of Drenthe, using the PEATLAND-VU model. Since surface flux observations in the province areabsent and cannot be obtained in a short (<1 year) time frame, we extrapolated model validation from elsewhere to the research area. In this waya cost-effective methodology is developed for landuse-related greenhouse gas emission assessments, which can be applied by local governments ata subnational scale.