Table 1 CO2 flux estimates from rivers on the Tibetan Plateau and other river basins in the world (mg-C m−2 d−1).
From: Greenhouse gases emissions in rivers of the Tibetan Plateau
Water Type (Location) | Estimated flux |
|---|---|
Stream (Yellow River, Tibetan Plateau, China) | 6,333 |
Stream (Yangtze River, Tibetan Plateau, China) | 3,276 |
Stream (Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibetan Plateau, China) | 2,442 |
Stream (Indus, Tibetan Plateau, China) | 2,085 |
Stream (interior Alaska)30 | 5,400 |
Stream (Northern, Sweden)52 | 7,679 |
Stream (Finland)53 | 975 |
Small stream (Ontario, Canada)54 | 1,079 |
Small stream (Quebec, Canada)29 | 3,121 |
Small stream (Sweden)55 | 8,279 |
Headwater Stream (conterminous U.S.)2 | 2,844 |
Stream (Amazon basin)31 | 2,268 |
Stream (Mississippi)56 | 3,241 |
Stream (Mid and downstream of Yangtze River, China)57 | 3,551 |
Stream (Xinjiang river, China)58 | 3,277 |
Stream (Temperate zone)2 | 6,493 |
