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Studies of Long-term Variability of Methane in the Moo-Ahn Observatory Site in Korea  

Choi, Gyoo-Hoon (Dept, of Earth Sciences, Sejong University)
Youn, Yong-Hoon (Korea Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory, Meteorological Research Institute)
Kang, Chang-Hee (Dept. of Chemistry, Cheju National University)
Jo, Young-Min (School of Environment and Applied Chemistry, Kyunghee University)
Ko, Eui-Jang (Dept, of Earth Sciences, Sejong University)
Kim, Ki-Hyun (Dept, of Earth Sciences, Sejong University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.23, no.3, 2002 , pp. 280-293 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we analyzed the long-term distribution patterns of $CH_4$ determined from the Moo-Ahn (MAN) observatory in relation with those derived from the world major background monitoring sites. Comparison of the data were made using those data sets collected for the period between Aug. 1995 to Dec. 1991. The mean $CH_4$ concentration of MAN observatory was measured to be 1898${\pm}$85.3 ppb, recording the highest concentration of all the monitoring sites. When the concentration of $CH_4$ for different stations was compared over latitudinal scale, its concentration appeared to increase systematically as a function of latitude with an exception of MAN (and the other Korean monitoring site at Tae Ahn). Moreover, such phenomenon was more distinctive in Northern than Southern Hemisphere. According to the analysis of the monthly distribution patterns of $CH_4$ at MAN observatory, its concentration level began to increase from the months of February/March and peaked during August. In addition, when the level of oscillation in monthly concentrations (between the maximum and minimum values) was checked, differences were significant between MAN and other monitoring stations. If the rate of concentration change was checked using the data sets collected for this limited time period in terms of linear regression analysis, results for MAN showed the highest annual increasing rate of 16.5 ppb. It is hence suggested that the largest variability in the $CH_4$ distribution patterns at MAN observatory may be reflected by the high irregularity in its source/sink processes.
Keywords
methane; greenhouse gas; Korean Peninsula; emissions; distribution characteristics;
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