期刊
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 214-221出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL066854
关键词
ethane; ice cores; paleoatmosphere; trace gases; geologic; biomass burning
资金
- National Science Foundation [PLR-1204248, PLR-1043780]
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship [DGE-1321846]
- UC Irvine Faculty Mentor Program Fellowship
- NSF Independent Research and Development program
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
- Directorate For Geosciences [0944348] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Ethane levels were measured in air extracted from Greenland and Antarctic ice cores ranging in age from 994 to 1918 Common Era (C.E.) There is good temporal overlap between the two data sets from 1600 to 1750 C.E. with ethane levels stable at 39728 parts per trillion (ppt) (2standard error (s.e.)) over Greenland and 1039ppt over Antarctica. The observed north/south interpolar ratio of ethane (3.90.1, 1 sigma) implies considerably more ethane emissions in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere, suggesting geologic ethane sources contribute significantly to the preindustrial ethane budget. Box model simulations based on these data constrain the global geologic emissions of ethane to 2.2-3.5Tgyr(-1) and biomass burning emissions to 1.2-2.5Tgyr(-1) during the preindustrial era. The results suggest biomass burning emissions likely increased since the preindustrial period. Biomass burning and geologic outgassing are also sources of atmospheric methane. The results place constraints on preindustrial methane emissions from these sources.
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