评估来自全球太空天文观测的甲排放
C Frankenberg1, J F Meirink, M van Weele
1Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, INF 229, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
概括
大气中的甲含量翻了一番,这对气候强迫有很大影响. 新的卫星数据揭示了低估的甲来源,特别是在热带雨林中,改善了我们对全球甲预算的理解.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 大气化学 大气化学
- 遥感 遥感 遥感 遥感
背景情况:
- 大气中的甲在两个世纪内增加了一倍多,占人类气候强迫的20%.
- 甲来源的量度不够好,导致全球甲预算的不确定性.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用太空载波光谱来检索全球甲分布.
- 确定甲排放的大规模模式和区域低估.
主要方法:
- 利用太空中近红外吸收光谱分析全球甲分布.
- 调查了2003年8月至11月间的甲度.
主要成果:
- 检测到预期的度甲梯度和大规模排放模式.
- 在热带雨林上观察到出乎意料的高甲度.
- 发现排放库存显著低估了这些地区的甲来源.
结论:
- 卫星观测为完善全球甲预算提供了关键数据.
- 热带雨林是比以前估计的更重要的甲来源.
- 改进对甲来源的量化对于准确的气候强迫评估至关重要.
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