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Variations in the total column abundances of atmospheric carbon monoxide and methane in the polar regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2004

L.N. Yurganov  and
V.F. Radionov
L.N. Yurganov
Affiliation:
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, 199226, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
V.F. Radionov
Affiliation:
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, 199226, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
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Abstract

Atmospheric carbon monoxide and methane were studied spectroscopically in the Arctic and Antarctic. Seasonal variations of CO are evident in both polar regions, absolute values of abundance being three times larger in the Arctic than in the Antarctic. Increasing concentration trends were confirmed for both gases: 0.8% per year for Antarctic CO, 0.5% per year for Antarctic CH4 and 3.1% per year for Arctic CH4.

Keywords

AntarcticArcticcarbon monoxidemethanespectroscopic methods
Type
Papers—Atmospheric Sciences
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 1991 , pp. 443 - 449
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 1991

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