The recent increase of atmospheric methane from 10 years of ground-based NDACC FTIR observations since 2005
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Published:2017-02-14
Issue:3
Volume:17
Page:2255-2277
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ISSN:1680-7324
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Container-title:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Atmos. Chem. Phys.
Author:
Bader WhitneyORCID, Bovy Benoît, Conway Stephanie, Strong KimberlyORCID, Smale DanORCID, Turner Alexander J.ORCID, Blumenstock Thomas, Boone Chris, Collaud Coen Martine, Coulon Ancelin, Garcia Omaira, Griffith David W. T.ORCID, Hase Frank, Hausmann Petra, Jones Nicholas, Krummel PaulORCID, Murata Isao, Morino IsamuORCID, Nakajima HideakiORCID, O'Doherty SimonORCID, Paton-Walsh ClareORCID, Robinson John, Sandrin Rodrigue, Schneider MatthiasORCID, Servais Christian, Sussmann Ralf, Mahieu EmmanuelORCID
Abstract
Abstract. Changes of atmospheric methane total columns (CH4) since 2005 have been evaluated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) solar observations carried out at 10 ground-based sites, affiliated to the Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC). From this, we find an increase of atmospheric methane total columns of 0.31 ± 0.03 % year−1 (2σ level of uncertainty) for the 2005–2014 period. Comparisons with in situ methane measurements at both local and global scales show good agreement. We used the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model tagged simulation, which accounts for the contribution of each emission source and one sink in the total methane, simulated over 2005–2012. After regridding according to NDACC vertical layering using a conservative regridding scheme and smoothing by convolving with respective FTIR seasonal averaging kernels, the GEOS-Chem simulation shows an increase of atmospheric methane total columns of 0.35 ± 0.03 % year−1 between 2005 and 2012, which is in agreement with NDACC measurements over the same time period (0.30 ± 0.04 % year−1, averaged over 10 stations). Analysis of the GEOS-Chem-tagged simulation allows us to quantify the contribution of each tracer to the global methane change since 2005. We find that natural sources such as wetlands and biomass burning contribute to the interannual variability of methane. However, anthropogenic emissions, such as coal mining, and gas and oil transport and exploration, which are mainly emitted in the Northern Hemisphere and act as secondary contributors to the global budget of methane, have played a major role in the increase of atmospheric methane observed since 2005. Based on the GEOS-Chem-tagged simulation, we discuss possible cause(s) for the increase of methane since 2005, which is still unexplained.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Atmospheric Science
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