Temporary pause in the growth of atmospheric ethane and propane in 2015–2018
| العنوان: | Temporary pause in the growth of atmospheric ethane and propane in 2015–2018 |
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| المؤلفون: | H. Angot, C. Davel, C. Wiedinmyer, G. Pétron, J. Chopra, J. Hueber, B. Blanchard, I. Bourgeois, I. Vimont, S. A. Montzka, B. R. Miller, J. W. Elkins, D. Helmig |
| المصدر: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 21, Pp 15153-15170 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Copernicus Publications, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Atmospheric Science, Air sampling, Ozone, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Physics, QC1-999, Northern Hemisphere, 010501 environmental sciences, Mole fraction, Atmospheric sciences, 01 natural sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, Chemistry, chemistry, 13. Climate action, Propane, Environmental science, Biomass burning, QD1-999, Sea level, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Oil and natural gas |
| الوصف: | Atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) play an important role in the formation of secondary organic aerosols and ozone. After a multidecadal global decline in atmospheric mole fractions of ethane and propane – the most abundant atmospheric NMHCs – previous work has shown a reversal of this trend with increasing atmospheric abundances from 2009 to 2015 in the Northern Hemisphere. These concentration increases were attributed to the unprecedented growth in oil and natural gas (O&NG) production in North America. Here, we supplement this trend analysis building on the long-term (2008–2010; 2012–2020) high-resolution (∼3 h) record of ambient air C2–C7 NMHCs from in situ measurements at the Greenland Environmental Observatory at Summit station (GEOSummit, 72.58 ∘ N, 38.48 ∘ W; 3210 m above sea level). We confirm previous findings that the ethane mole fraction significantly increased by +69.0 [+47.4, +73.2; 95 % confidence interval] ppt yr−1 from January 2010 to December 2014. Subsequent measurements, however, reveal a significant decrease by −58.4 [−64.1, −48.9] ppt yr−1 from January 2015 to December 2018. A similar reversal is found for propane. The upturn observed after 2019 suggests, however, that the pause in the growth of atmospheric ethane and propane might only have been temporary. Discrete samples collected at other northern hemispheric baseline sites under the umbrella of the NOAA cooperative global air sampling network show a similar decrease in 2015–2018 and suggest a hemispheric pattern. Here, we further discuss the potential contribution of biomass burning and O&NG emissions (the main sources of ethane and propane) and conclude that O&NG activities likely played a role in these recent changes. This study highlights the crucial need for better constrained emission inventories. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1680-7324 1680-7316 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::486743ab59afa19c3ddab4cef3830253 https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/15153/2021/acp-21-15153-2021.pdf |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....486743ab59afa19c3ddab4cef3830253 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16807324 16807316 |
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