Trends in atmospheric methane concentrations since 1990 were driven and modified by anthropogenic emissions

RB Skeie, Ø Hodnebrog, G Myhre - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
The atmospheric methane trend is not fully understood. Here we investigate the role of the
main sink, the main natural source, and anthropogenic emissions on the methane growth …

[HTML][HTML] Methane emissions are predominantly responsible for record-breaking atmospheric methane growth rates in 2020 and 2021

L Feng, PI Palmer, RJ Parker, MF Lunt… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
The global atmospheric methane growth rates reported by NOAA for 2020 and 2021 are the
largest since systematic measurements began in 1983. To explore the underlying reasons …

Role of space station instruments for improving tropical carbon flux estimates using atmospheric data

PI Palmer, AJP Woodwark, DP Finch, TE Taylor… - npj …, 2022 - nature.com
The tropics is the nexus for many of the remaining gaps in our knowledge of environmental
science, including the carbon cycle and atmospheric chemistry, with dire consequences for …

The added value of satellite observations of methane forunderstanding the contemporary methane budget

PI Palmer, L Feng, MF Lunt… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Surface observations have recorded large and incompletely understood changes to
atmospheric methane (CH4) this century. However, their ability to reveal the responsible …

Large methane emission fluxes observed from tropical wetlands in Zambia

JT Shaw, G Allen, P Barker, JR Pitt… - Global …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas with a warming potential 84 times that of carbon
dioxide (CO2) over a 20‐year period. Atmospheric CH4 concentrations have been rising …

Challenges regionalizing methane emissions using aquatic environments in the Amazon basin as examples

JM Melack, LS Basso, AS Fleischmann… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Key challenges to regionalization of methane fluxes in the Amazon basin are the large
seasonal variation in inundated areas and habitats, the wide variety of aquatic ecosystems …

Increased floodplain inundation in the Amazon since 1980

AS Fleischmann, F Papa, SK Hamilton… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Extensive floodplains throughout the Amazon basin support important ecosystem services
and influence global water and carbon cycles. A recent change in the hydroclimatic regime …

Methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks

SJ Harris, S Schwietzke, JL France, N Velandia Salinas… - Nature, 2025 - nature.com
The amount of methane released to the atmosphere from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline
leaks remains uncertain, as reflected in a wide range of estimates,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,–. A lack of …

Atmospheric data support a multi-decadal shift in the global methane budget towards natural tropical emissions

A Drinkwater, PI Palmer, L Feng… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
We use the GEOS-Chem global 3-D model and two inverse methods (the maximum a
posteriori and ensemble Kalman filter) to infer regional methane (CH4) emissions and the …

Methane emissions responsible for record-breaking atmospheric methane growth rates in 2020 and 2021.

L Feng, PI Palmer, RJ Parker… - … Chemistry & Physics …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
The global atmospheric methane growth rates reported by NOAA for 2020 and 2021 are the
largest since systematic measurements began in 1983. To explore the underlying reasons …