Auxiliary material for Paper 2006GL026162

Atmospheric constraints on global emissions of methane from plants

S. Houweling
Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, Netherlands 
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands 

T. Roeckmann
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands 

I. Aben
Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, Netherlands 

F. Keppler
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany 

M. Krol
Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, Netherlands 
Department of Meteorology and Air Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands 

J. F. Meirink
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands 

E. J. Dlugokencky
Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA

C. Frankenberg 
Institute of Environmental Physics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany 

Houweling, S., T. Roeckmann, I. Aben, F. Keppler, M. Krol, J. F. Meirink, E. J. Dlugokencky, and C. Frankenberg (2006), Atmospheric constraints on global emissions of methane from plants, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L15821, doi:10.1029/2006GL026162.

Introduction

This data set contains one text file and two figures. The text file provides additional information on our parameterization of vegetation emissions. The figures present comparisons between model simulations and measurements. 

1. 2006gl026162-txts01.txt
Description of the vegetation emission parameterization.

2. 2006gl026162-fs01.tif
Comparison between the simulated and observed latitudinal gradient of methane.

3. 2006gl026162-fs02.tif
Comparison between simulated and observed seasonal cycles at selected locations.