Title:	Downstream emissions of CH4 and CO2 from hydroelectric reservoirs (Tucuruí, Samuel, and Curuá-Una) in the Amazon basin.
Authors:	KEMENES, A. FORSBERG, B. R. MELACK, J. M.
Affiliation:	ALEXANDRE KEMENES, CPAMN; BRUCE R. FORSBERG, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia; JOHN M. MELACK, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Date Issued:	2016
Citation:	Inland Waters, v. 6, n. 3, p. 295-302, 2016.
Description:	Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) generated in reservoirs are released downstream of dams, and few studies have considered these downstream emissions. Fluxes downstream of 3 Amazon hydroelectric reservoirs (Tucuruí, Samuel, and Curuá-Una) are reported here. Degassing through turbines was calculated as the difference between intake and outflow concentrations. Additional releases along the Tocantins, Jamari, and Curuá rivers were measured at were liberated at the turbine outflow. The total downstream emissions are sufficiently large to require consideration in assessments of greenhouse gas emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs.
Thesagro:	Dióxido de Carbono Metano
Keywords:	Reservatórios Amazônicos Hidrelétricas
ISSN:	2044-2041
DOI:	10.5268/IW-6.3.980
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAMN)