Interpreting the Seasonality of Atmospheric Methane

Abstract Surface and satellite observations of atmospheric methane show smooth seasonal behavior in the Southern Hemisphere driven by loss from the hydroxyl (OH) radical. However, observations in the Northern Hemisphere show a sharp mid‐summer increase that is asymmetric with the Southern Hemisphere...

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Published in:	Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors:	James D. East, Daniel J. Jacob, Nicholas Balasus, A. Anthony Bloom, Lori Bruhwiler, Zichong Chen, Jed O. Kaplan, Loretta J. Mickley, Todd A. Mooring, Elise Penn, Benjamin Poulter, Melissa P. Sulprizio, John R. Worden, Robert M. Yantosca, Zhen Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-05-01
Subjects:	methane seasonality wetlands hydroxyl climate change flux inversion
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108494