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- GISS Global Methane and Livestock Distribution, 1-Degree
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Lerner, J., E. Matthews, and I. Fung, 1988: Methane emission from
animals: A global high-resolution data base. Global Biochemical
Cycles, 2(2), 139-156.
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A global high resolution data base of animal population densities
and associated methane (CH4) emissions has been developed at the
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA/GISS). The animal
population statistics were based primarily on the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) compilations and other sources. The
animals were distributed using a 1-degree by 1-degree resolution
data base of countries and land-use (Matthews, 1983). The animals
included are cattle and dairy cows, water buffalo, sheep, goats,
camels, pigs, horses, and caribou. Estimates of methane production
from each animal type were applied to the animal populations to
yield a global distribution of methane emissions by animals. About
55% of the global annual emissions was concentrated between 25 N and
55 N. Estimates of methane emissions from animals were based on the
research by Crutzen et al. (1986).
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