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Reconstructing atmospheric H2 over the past century from bi-polar firn air records.
| Title: | Reconstructing atmospheric H2 over the past century from bi-polar firn air records. |
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| Authors: | Patterson, John D., Aydin, Murat, Crotwell, Andrew M., Pétron, Gabrielle, Severinghaus, Jeffery P., Krummel, Paul B., Langenfelds, Ray L., Petrenko, Vasilii V., Saltzman, Eric S. |
| Source: | Climate of the Past; 2023, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p2535-2550, 16p |
| Abstract: | Historical atmospheric H 2 levels were reconstructed using firn air measurements from two sites in Greenland (NEEM and Summit) and two sites in Antarctica (South Pole and Megadunes). A joint reconstruction based on the two Antarctic sites yields H 2 levels monotonically increasing from about 330 ppb in 1900 to 550 ppb in the late 1990s, leveling off thereafter. These results are similar to individual reconstructions published previously (Patterson et al., 2020, 2021). Interpretation of the Greenland firn air measurements is complicated by challenges in modeling enrichment induced by pore close-off at these sites. We used observations of neon enrichment at NEEM and Summit to tune the parameterization of enrichment induced by pore close-off in our firn air model. The joint reconstruction from the Greenland data shows H 2 levels rising 30 % between 1950 and the late 1980s, reaching a maximum of 530 ppb. After 1990, reconstructed atmospheric H 2 levels over Greenland are roughly constant, with a small decline of 3 % over the next 25 years. The reconstruction shows good agreement with the available flask measurements of H 2 at high northern latitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | NEON, LATITUDE, PARAMETERIZATION, BOTTLES, NEEM |
| Geographic Terms: | GREENLAND, ANTARCTICA |
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| ISSN: | 18149324 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/cp-19-2535-2023 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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