METHANE EMISSIONS: Mass per time (m/t): megagrams, or teragrams per year (Mg yr–1, Tg yr–1) Mass per unit area per time (m/(l2 t): grams per square meter per day (g m–2 d–1)   What's their difference? Can mass per unit area per time can be converted to mass per time?

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METHANE EMISSIONS:

Mass per time (m/t): megagrams, or teragrams per year (Mg yr–1, Tg yr–1)

Mass per unit area per time (m/(l2 t): grams per square meter per day (g m–2 d–1)

 

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