Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling
The methane emissions from the Hungarian Pannonian Basin are not well qualified, due to a lack of measurements of CH4 mole fraction and δ13CCH4 in the air. This study reports methane measurements in air samples from Hungary, placing them in the context of regional and global background data, to inve...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:530938 2023-05-15T18:29:50+02:00 Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling Varga, T. Fisher, R.E. France, J.L. Haszpra, L. Jull, A.J.T. Lowry, D. Major, I. Molnár, M. Nisbet, E. G. László, E. 2021-09-07 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530938/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530938/1/2020JD033963.pdf https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JD033963 en eng Wiley https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530938/1/2020JD033963.pdf Varga, T.; Fisher, R.E.; France, J.L. orcid:0000-0002-8785-1240 Haszpra, L.; Jull, A.J.T.; Lowry, D.; Major, I.; Molnár, M.; Nisbet, E. G.; László, E. 2021 Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126 (17), e2020JD033963. 16, pp. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033963 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033963> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2021 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033963 2023-02-04T19:52:28Z The methane emissions from the Hungarian Pannonian Basin are not well qualified, due to a lack of measurements of CH4 mole fraction and δ13CCH4 in the air. This study reports methane measurements in air samples from Hungary, placing them in the context of regional and global background data, to investigate the inputs to the methane burden in Central Europe. CH4 mole fraction and δ13CCH4 from the Hungarian tall tower station, Hegyhátsál, and additional data from Mace Head (Ireland) and Zeppelin (Svalbard) are used with back-trajectory modeling to identify central European source areas and their seasonal variation between the summer vegetation and winter heating periods. Methane measurements in air masses sampled in the European interior, have significantly higher maxima and seasonal amplitudes than at the Mace Head and Zeppelin European background sites. The mean CH4 mole fraction value is about 80 ppb higher than the comparable marine background, and values above 2000 ppb were frequently observed between February 2013 and December 2015. The mean δ13CCH4 value -47.5±0.3 ‰ (2σ) was comparable to values at all three monitoring sites, but specific pollution events were detected at Hegyhátsál. Concentration weighted trajectory modeling, meteorological parameters, stable carbon isotopic composition (δ13CCH4), and Miller-Tans analysis show that the main factors influencing CH4 at the Hegyhátsál, apart from diurnal and seasonal changes in the Planetary Boundary Layer, are emissions from residential heating and industrial CH4 emissions during the winter. Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Mace ENVELOPE(155.883,155.883,-81.417,-81.417) Svalbard Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 126 17 |
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The methane emissions from the Hungarian Pannonian Basin are not well qualified, due to a lack of measurements of CH4 mole fraction and δ13CCH4 in the air. This study reports methane measurements in air samples from Hungary, placing them in the context of regional and global background data, to investigate the inputs to the methane burden in Central Europe. CH4 mole fraction and δ13CCH4 from the Hungarian tall tower station, Hegyhátsál, and additional data from Mace Head (Ireland) and Zeppelin (Svalbard) are used with back-trajectory modeling to identify central European source areas and their seasonal variation between the summer vegetation and winter heating periods. Methane measurements in air masses sampled in the European interior, have significantly higher maxima and seasonal amplitudes than at the Mace Head and Zeppelin European background sites. The mean CH4 mole fraction value is about 80 ppb higher than the comparable marine background, and values above 2000 ppb were frequently observed between February 2013 and December 2015. The mean δ13CCH4 value -47.5±0.3 ‰ (2σ) was comparable to values at all three monitoring sites, but specific pollution events were detected at Hegyhátsál. Concentration weighted trajectory modeling, meteorological parameters, stable carbon isotopic composition (δ13CCH4), and Miller-Tans analysis show that the main factors influencing CH4 at the Hegyhátsál, apart from diurnal and seasonal changes in the Planetary Boundary Layer, are emissions from residential heating and industrial CH4 emissions during the winter. |
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Varga, T. Fisher, R.E. France, J.L. Haszpra, L. Jull, A.J.T. Lowry, D. Major, I. Molnár, M. Nisbet, E. G. László, E. |
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Varga, T. Fisher, R.E. France, J.L. Haszpra, L. Jull, A.J.T. Lowry, D. Major, I. Molnár, M. Nisbet, E. G. László, E. Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling |
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Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling |
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Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling |
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Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling |
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Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling |
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Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530938/1/2020JD033963.pdf Varga, T.; Fisher, R.E.; France, J.L. orcid:0000-0002-8785-1240 Haszpra, L.; Jull, A.J.T.; Lowry, D.; Major, I.; Molnár, M.; Nisbet, E. G.; László, E. 2021 Identification of potential methane source regions in Europe using δ13 CCH4 measurements and trajectory modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126 (17), e2020JD033963. 16, pp. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033963 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033963> |
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