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Research article
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08 Nov 2022
Research article |
| 08 Nov 2022
| 08 Nov 2022
COVID-19 lockdown emission reductions have the potential to explain over half of the coincident increase in global atmospheric methane
David S. Stevenson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Richard G. Derwent
rdscientific, Newbury, UK
Oliver Wild
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
William J. Collins
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Short summary
Atmospheric methane’s growth rate rose by 50 % in 2020 relative to 2019. Lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions tend to increase methane’s atmospheric residence time; lower carbon monoxide (CO) and non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC) emissions decrease its lifetime. Combining model sensitivities with emission changes, we find that COVID-19 lockdown emission reductions can explain over half the observed increases in methane in 2020.
Atmospheric methane’s growth rate rose by 50 % in 2020 relative to 2019. Lower nitrogen oxide...
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