Sources and sinks for atmospheric H2: A current analysis with projections for the influence of anthropogenic activity |
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| Authors: | Joyce E Penner Michael B McElroy Steven C Wofsy |
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| Institution: | Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Oxidation of CH4 provides the major source for atmospheric H2 which is removed mainly by reaction with OH. Biological activity at the Earth's surface appears to represent at most a minor sink for H2. Anthropogenic activity is a significant source for both H2 and CO in the present atmosphere and may be expected to exert a growing influence in the future. Models are presented which suggest a rise in the mixing ratio of H2 from its present value of 5.6 × 10?7 to about 1.8 × 10?6 by the year 2100. The mixing ratio of CO should grow from 9.7 × 10?8 to 2.3 × 10?7 over the same time period and there should be a rise in CH4 by about a factor of 1.5 associated with anthropogenically induced reductions in tropospheric OH. |
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