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DOI10.5194/acp-19-8669-2019
Impact of El Nino-Southern Oscillation on the interannual variability of methane and tropospheric ozone
Rowlinson, Matthew J.1; Rap, Alexandru1; Arnold, Stephen R.1; Pope, Richard J.1,2; Chipperfield, Martyn P.1,2; McNorton, Joe3; Forster, Piers4; Gordon, Hamish1; Pringle, Kirsty J.1; Feng, Wuhu1,5; Kerridge, Brian J.6,7; Latter, Barry L.6,7; Siddans, Richard6,7
发表日期2019
ISSN1680-7316
EISSN1680-7324
卷号19期号:13页码:8669-8686
英文摘要

The interannual variability of the greenhouse gases methane (CH4) and tropospheric ozone (O-3) is largely driven by natural variations in global emissions and meteorology. The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is known to influence fire occurrence, wetland emission and atmospheric circulation, affecting sources and sinks of CH4 and tropospheric O-3, but there are still important uncertainties associated with the exact mechanism and magnitude of this effect. Here we use a modelling approach to investigate how fires and meteorology control the interannual variability of global carbon monoxide (CO), CH4 and O-3 concentrations, particularly during large El Nino events. Using a threedimensional chemical transport model (TOMCAT) coupled to a sophisticated aerosol microphysics scheme (GLOMAP) we simulate changes to CO, hydroxyl radical (OH) and O-3 for the period 1997-2014. We then use an offline radiative transfer model to quantify the climate impact of changes to atmospheric composition as a result of specific drivers.


During the El Nino event of 1997-1998, there were increased emissions from biomass burning globally, causing global CO concentrations to increase by more than 40 %. This resulted in decreased global mass-weighted tropospheric OH concentrations of up to 9% and a consequent 4% increase in the CH4 atmospheric lifetime. The change in CH4 lifetime led to a 7.5 ppb yr(-1) increase in the global mean CH4 growth rate in 1998. Therefore, biomass burning emission of CO could account for 72% of the total effect of fire emissions on CH4 growth rate in 1998.


Our simulations indicate that variations in fire emissions and meteorology associated with El Nino have opposing impacts on tropospheric O-3 burden. El Nino- related changes in atmospheric transport and humidity decrease global tropospheric O-3 concentrations leading to a -0:03Wm(-2) change in the O-3 radiative effect (RE). However, enhanced fire emission of precursors such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and CO increase O-3 and lead to an O-3 RE of -0.03 W m(-2). While globally the two mechanisms nearly cancel out, causing only a small change in global mean O-3 RE, the regional changes are large - up to 0 : 33Wm(-2) with potentially important consequences for atmospheric heating and dynamics.


WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
来源期刊ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
文献类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/100372
作者单位1.Univ Leeds, Inst Climate & Atmospher Sci, Sch Earth & Environm, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England;
2.Univ Leeds, Natl Ctr Earth Observat, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England;
3.European Ctr Medium Range Weather Forecasts, Reading RG2 9AX, Berks, England;
4.Univ Leeds, Priestley Int Ctr Climate, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England;
5.Univ Leeds, Natl Ctr Atmospher Sci, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England;
6.STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab, Remote Sensing Grp, Harwell OX11 0QX, Oxon, England;
7.Natl Ctr Earth Observat, Harwell OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
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Rowlinson, Matthew J.,Rap, Alexandru,Arnold, Stephen R.,et al. Impact of El Nino-Southern Oscillation on the interannual variability of methane and tropospheric ozone[J],2019,19(13):8669-8686.
APA Rowlinson, Matthew J..,Rap, Alexandru.,Arnold, Stephen R..,Pope, Richard J..,Chipperfield, Martyn P..,...&Siddans, Richard.(2019).Impact of El Nino-Southern Oscillation on the interannual variability of methane and tropospheric ozone.ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,19(13),8669-8686.
MLA Rowlinson, Matthew J.,et al."Impact of El Nino-Southern Oscillation on the interannual variability of methane and tropospheric ozone".ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 19.13(2019):8669-8686.
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