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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Gettel, G.M. Muhadia, C. B., Mwanake, R. M. Omuron, O., Leitner, S., Ericksen, P. & Butterbach-Bahl, K. (2022). Waterpans as hot spots for methane emissions in arid and semi-arid regions of East Africa. American Geophysical Union Conference, Chicago.
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