Atmospheric Methane Concentrations in the Arctic and Subarctic Regions: 1971-1979.

Abstract

Atmospheric methane data were collected by NRL personnel in the Arctic and subarctic regions from 1971 to 1979. These data show an average increase of approximately 0.5% to 0.6% per year increase. The data do not support the increase of 2% per year obtained by extrapolating methane measurements obtained from 1979 to 1981. No information is available from the NRL data to determine if the increase will continue at its present rate (2%/yr), decreases or become cyclic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 23, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123862

Entities

People

  • R. A. Lamontagne

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Arctic Regions
  • Bering Sea
  • Data Analysis
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Greenland
  • Greenland Sea
  • Hemispheres
  • Hydroxyl Radical
  • Mass Flow
  • Military Research
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regions
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Subarctic Regions

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.