Author:
Xu Jianhui,Li Weitao,Xie Huaming,Wang Yanxia,Wang Li,Hu Feng
Abstract
As the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2), methane not only plays an important role in global and regional photochemical reactions, but also has an important impact on energy balance and climate change. To explore the long-term trends and spatiotemporal variation of methane concentration over China, we verified the accuracy of the column-averaged, dry air-mixing ratio of CH4 (abbreviated as XCH4 hereafter) merged by SCIAMACHY and GOSAT products, utilizing the data of six surface observation stations in China and the surrounding areas. The root mean square error (RMSE) was mostly less than 2.5%, and the correlation coefficients (r) were 0.77, 0.84, 0.66, 0.42, 0.62 and 0.75. Furthermore, we analyzed the temporal and spatial variation patterns of the XCH4 concentration over China from 2003 to 2020. The results showed that the XCH4 concentration had an increasing trend over China from 2003 to 2020; the average growth rate was 6.64 ppb·a−1, and the value range of the increase rate was from 4.66 ppb·a−1 to 8.46 ppb·a−1. The lowest XCH4 concentration was located over Tibet (1764.03 ppb), and the high values were located in the Sichuan Basin, Central China (Hunan, Hubei, and Henan) and East China (Anhui and Jiangxi) (1825–1845 ppb). The XCH4 concentration was higher in autumn and summer, low in winter and spring, and had obvious seasonal variations. Human factors such as population density, GDP and energy consumption have a significant impact on the XCH4 concentration over China.
Funder
Key University Science Research Project of Anhui Province
Subject
Atmospheric Science,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
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