Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note

A decade ago, the contribution of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from reservoirs was estimated to be up to 7 percent of global GHG emissions from all sources. Much research on GHG emissions from reservoirs has subsequently been conducted and recent studie...

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Main Author: Liden, Rikard
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AIR
CH4
CO
CO2
DAM
GAS
GHG
GWP
N2O
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17658689/greenhouse-gases-reservoirs-caused-biochemical-processes-interim-technical-note
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spelling okr-10986-165352021-04-23T14:03:31Z Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note Liden, Rikard ABSORPTION AIR AMMONIA ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES AQUATIC ORGANISMS ATMOSPHERE BASELINE EMISSIONS BIOMASS BIOMASS BURNING BIOMASS CARBON BIOSPHERE CARBON CARBON CALCULATION CARBON CONTENT CARBON CYCLE CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EXCHANGES CARBON FINANCE CARBON FLOW CARBON FOOTPRINT CARBON MASS CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SINKS CARBON STOCK CARBONATION CH4 CHEMICAL PROCESSES CLIMATE CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGE CLOUDS CO CO2 CO2 FLUX COLORS COMBUSTION DAM DAM CONSTRUCTION DAM PROJECTS DAM SPECIALIST DEFORESTATION DENITRIFICATION DISSOLVED OXYGEN DRY FORESTS ECOSYSTEM EMISSION EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EVAPORATION FEASIBILITY FOREST FOREST AREAS FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION GAS GHG GHGS GLOBAL ASSESSMENT GLOBAL WARMING GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES GREENHOUSE GASES GREENHOUSE-GAS GWP HYDROELECTRIC DAMS IMPOUNDMENT IMPOUNDMENTS INCOME IPCC LAKES LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LARGE DAMS LIFE CYCLE LIVING ORGANISMS METHANE METHANE EMISSIONS N2O NATURAL GAS NITRATE NITRIFICATION NITRITE NITROGEN NITROUS OXIDE NUTRIENTS ORGANIC CARBON ORGANIC MATERIAL ORGANIC MATTER ORGANIC NITROGEN OXYGEN PARTICULATE PHOTOSYNTHESIS PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES RADIATION RADIATIVE FORCING RAINFALL RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RESERVOIR RESERVOIR AREA RESERVOIR SIZE RESERVOIRS RIVER BASIN RIVER SYSTEM SCENARIOS SINK SOIL CARBON SOLAR ENERGY SOLUBILITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TEMPERATE FORESTS TEMPERATURE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS THERMAL POWER TROPICAL CLIMATES TROPICAL WET FORESTS WASTE WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WIND WIND SPEED WORLD ENERGY A decade ago, the contribution of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from reservoirs was estimated to be up to 7 percent of global GHG emissions from all sources. Much research on GHG emissions from reservoirs has subsequently been conducted and recent studies have indicated corresponding global estimate to be less than 1 percent. However, these studies still have a limited coverage of ecosystems and geographic areas, and, more critically, almost none of them have measured the long-term change in GHG emissions over many years. Therefore, the research conducted to date has shown disparity in GHG emission magnitudes from reservoirs, which has caused a debate on methodologies and reliability of results. The purpose of this note is to provide interim guidance to World Bank staff on how to assess GHGs from reservoirs in preparation for dam infrastructure projects. The note describes the major biochemical processes that cause GHGs from reservoirs, provides the status of current knowledge and research, and puts the issue into a global perspective. Based on the state-of-the-art, it makes recommendation on how to assess GHG emissions and how to make preliminary rough estimates of emissions caused by biochemical processes for planned reservoirs. 2014-01-08T23:28:34Z 2014-01-08T23:28:34Z 2013-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17658689/greenhouse-gases-reservoirs-caused-biochemical-processes-interim-technical-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16535 English en_US Water papers CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ABSORPTION
AIR
AMMONIA
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE
ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS
ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERE
BASELINE EMISSIONS
BIOMASS
BIOMASS BURNING
BIOMASS CARBON
BIOSPHERE
CARBON
CARBON CALCULATION
CARBON CONTENT
CARBON CYCLE
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON EXCHANGES
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FLOW
CARBON FOOTPRINT
CARBON MASS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SINKS
CARBON STOCK
CARBONATION
CH4
CHEMICAL PROCESSES
CLIMATE
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLOUDS
CO
CO2
CO2 FLUX
COLORS
COMBUSTION
DAM
DAM CONSTRUCTION
DAM PROJECTS
DAM SPECIALIST
DEFORESTATION
DENITRIFICATION
DISSOLVED OXYGEN
DRY FORESTS
ECOSYSTEM
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
EVAPORATION
FEASIBILITY
FOREST
FOREST AREAS
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION
GAS
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT
GLOBAL WARMING
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES
GREENHOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE-GAS
GWP
HYDROELECTRIC DAMS
IMPOUNDMENT
IMPOUNDMENTS
INCOME
IPCC
LAKES
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LARGE DAMS
LIFE CYCLE
LIVING ORGANISMS
METHANE
METHANE EMISSIONS
N2O
NATURAL GAS
NITRATE
NITRIFICATION
NITRITE
NITROGEN
NITROUS OXIDE
NUTRIENTS
ORGANIC CARBON
ORGANIC MATERIAL
ORGANIC MATTER
ORGANIC NITROGEN
OXYGEN
PARTICULATE
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES
RADIATION
RADIATIVE FORCING
RAINFALL
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESERVOIR
RESERVOIR AREA
RESERVOIR SIZE
RESERVOIRS
RIVER BASIN
RIVER SYSTEM
SCENARIOS
SINK
SOIL CARBON
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLUBILITY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
THERMAL POWER
TROPICAL CLIMATES
TROPICAL WET FORESTS
WASTE
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WIND
WIND SPEED
WORLD ENERGY
spellingShingle ABSORPTION
AIR
AMMONIA
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE
ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS
ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERE
BASELINE EMISSIONS
BIOMASS
BIOMASS BURNING
BIOMASS CARBON
BIOSPHERE
CARBON
CARBON CALCULATION
CARBON CONTENT
CARBON CYCLE
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON EXCHANGES
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FLOW
CARBON FOOTPRINT
CARBON MASS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SINKS
CARBON STOCK
CARBONATION
CH4
CHEMICAL PROCESSES
CLIMATE
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLOUDS
CO
CO2
CO2 FLUX
COLORS
COMBUSTION
DAM
DAM CONSTRUCTION
DAM PROJECTS
DAM SPECIALIST
DEFORESTATION
DENITRIFICATION
DISSOLVED OXYGEN
DRY FORESTS
ECOSYSTEM
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
EVAPORATION
FEASIBILITY
FOREST
FOREST AREAS
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION
GAS
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT
GLOBAL WARMING
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES
GREENHOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE-GAS
GWP
HYDROELECTRIC DAMS
IMPOUNDMENT
IMPOUNDMENTS
INCOME
IPCC
LAKES
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LARGE DAMS
LIFE CYCLE
LIVING ORGANISMS
METHANE
METHANE EMISSIONS
N2O
NATURAL GAS
NITRATE
NITRIFICATION
NITRITE
NITROGEN
NITROUS OXIDE
NUTRIENTS
ORGANIC CARBON
ORGANIC MATERIAL
ORGANIC MATTER
ORGANIC NITROGEN
OXYGEN
PARTICULATE
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES
RADIATION
RADIATIVE FORCING
RAINFALL
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESERVOIR
RESERVOIR AREA
RESERVOIR SIZE
RESERVOIRS
RIVER BASIN
RIVER SYSTEM
SCENARIOS
SINK
SOIL CARBON
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLUBILITY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
THERMAL POWER
TROPICAL CLIMATES
TROPICAL WET FORESTS
WASTE
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WIND
WIND SPEED
WORLD ENERGY
Liden, Rikard
Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note
relation Water papers
description A decade ago, the contribution of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from reservoirs was estimated to be up to 7 percent of global GHG emissions from all sources. Much research on GHG emissions from reservoirs has subsequently been conducted and recent studies have indicated corresponding global estimate to be less than 1 percent. However, these studies still have a limited coverage of ecosystems and geographic areas, and, more critically, almost none of them have measured the long-term change in GHG emissions over many years. Therefore, the research conducted to date has shown disparity in GHG emission magnitudes from reservoirs, which has caused a debate on methodologies and reliability of results. The purpose of this note is to provide interim guidance to World Bank staff on how to assess GHGs from reservoirs in preparation for dam infrastructure projects. The note describes the major biochemical processes that cause GHGs from reservoirs, provides the status of current knowledge and research, and puts the issue into a global perspective. Based on the state-of-the-art, it makes recommendation on how to assess GHG emissions and how to make preliminary rough estimates of emissions caused by biochemical processes for planned reservoirs.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Liden, Rikard
author_facet Liden, Rikard
author_sort Liden, Rikard
title Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note
title_short Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note
title_full Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note
title_fullStr Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note
title_full_unstemmed Greenhouse Gases from Reservoirs Caused by Biochemical Processes : Interim Technical Note
title_sort greenhouse gases from reservoirs caused by biochemical processes : interim technical note
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17658689/greenhouse-gases-reservoirs-caused-biochemical-processes-interim-technical-note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16535
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