Getting lost tracking the carbon footprint of hydropower

HI Jager, NA Griffiths, CH Hansen, AW King… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the transition to low-carbon electricity, well-quantified estimates of carbon dynamics are
needed to ensure that emissions reduction targets are achieved. We review the state of the …

Greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower reservoirs: Emission processes and management approaches

Z Wang, F Chan, M Feng… - Environmental Research …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Hydropower reservoirs, as vital inland waters bodies of anthropogenic origin, exhibit distinct
characteristics from natural waters, thereby garnering research interest in the quantification …

Reservoir water-level drawdowns accelerate and amplify methane emission

JA Harrison, BR Deemer, MK Birchfield… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Water-level fluctuations due to reservoir management could substantially affect the timing
and magnitude of reservoir methane (CH4) fluxes to the atmosphere. However, effects of …

The impact of rainfall events on dissolved oxygen concentrations in a subtropical urban reservoir

A Luo, H Chen, X Gao, L Carvalho, H Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding controls of dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in reservoirs is important
as they are important for fisheries and a significant driver of greenhouse gas emissions. The …

Reservoir drawdown highlights the emergent effects of water level change on reservoir physics, chemistry, and biology

ASL Lewis, A Breef‐Pilz, DW Howard… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Water level drawdowns are increasingly common in lakes and reservoirs worldwide as a
result of both climate change and water management. Drawdowns can have direct effects on …

Specific characteristics of the microbial community in the groundwater fluctuation zone

J Shen, H Liu, H Zhou, R Chen - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Groundwater level fluctuation is a common natural phenomenon that causes alternate
changes in oxygen, moisture, and biogeochemical processes in sediments. Microbes are …

Oxygen dependent temperature regulation of benthic fluxes in reservoirs

T Dadi, K Friese, K Wendt‐Potthoff… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature and dissolved oxygen concentration are critical factors affecting the exchange
of solutes between sediment and water; both factors will be affected by warming of lakes and …

In situ flux estimates reveal large variations in methane flux across the bottom boundary layer of a eutrophic lake

SL D'Ambrosio, SM Henderson… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Methane (CH4) produced in anoxic sediments plays a significant role in the carbon
economy of many lakes and reservoirs. CH4 released from sediments first crosses the …

Water‐level drawdowns can improve surface water quality and alleviate bottom hypoxia in shallow, eutrophic water bodies

SS Matsuzaki, A Kohzu, K Tsuchiya… - Freshwater …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water‐level drawdowns are a management option for improving water quality in shallow,
eutrophic lakes, but how much water levels should be reduced and what abiotic and biotic …

Periodic boundary layer separation and lateral intrusions observed above a sloping lakebed

JR Nielson, SM Henderson - Limnology and Oceanography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lateral intrusions flowing from the boundaries of lakes and oceans might influence basin‐
scale distributions of heat, chemical solutes, sediments, and organisms. Here, observations …