We have created a new process-model of methane uptake by soil, based on a compilation of field measurements showed significant differences in methanotrophy rates in different ecosystems. Our model incorporates different microbial oxidation rate constants for different ecosystems and we find that the methanotrophy rates we derive are much more consistent with field measurements than previous studies. A gridded soil methanotrophy map can be found with the publication.
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