WETMETH 1.0: a new wetland methane model for implementation in Earth system models

Nzotungicimpaye, Claude-Michel; Zickfeld, Kirsten; MacDougall, Andrew H.; Melton, Joe R.; Treat, Claire C.; Eby, Michael; Lesack, Lance F. W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6215-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6215-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6215-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 10

Model description paper

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18 Oct 2021

Model description paper |

| 18 Oct 2021

WETMETH 1.0: a new wetland methane model for implementation in Earth system models

Claude-Michel Nzotungicimpaye, Kirsten Zickfeld, Andrew H. MacDougall, Joe R. Melton, Claire C. Treat, Michael Eby, and Lance F. W. Lesack

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RC1: 'Review of Nzotungicimpaye et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Nov 2020
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jan 2021
AC1: 'Comment on gmd-2020-176', Kirsten Zickfeld, 05 Jun 2021

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Short summary

In this paper, we describe a new wetland methane model (WETMETH) developed for use in Earth system models. WETMETH consists of simple formulations to represent methane production and oxidation in wetlands. We also present an evaluation of the model performance as embedded in the University of Victoria Earth System Climate Model (UVic ESCM). WETMETH is capable of reproducing mean annual methane emissions consistent with present-day estimates from the regional to the global scale.