Ship-Borne Observations of Atmospheric CH4 and δ13C Isotope Signature in Methane over Arctic Seas in Summer and Autumn 2021
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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19 June–5 July AMK-83 | Port | White Sea | Barents Sea | Kara Sea | ||||
δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | |
N of values | 825 | 825 | 2372 | 2372 | 6114 | 6114 | 14,068 | 14,068 |
Min | −54.4 | 1.971 | −53 | 1.952 | −54.48 | 1.953 | −54 | 1.953 |
Max | −45.4 | 2.096 | −42.4 | 2.025 | −41.4 | 2.189 | −40.9 | 2.007 |
Mean | −49.49 | 2.005 | −47.7 | 1.968 | −47.81 | 1.962 | −48.1 | 1.968 |
Median | −49.47 | 2.001 | −47.8 | 1.973 | −47.64 | 1.960 | −48.18 | 1.967 |
1 quartile | −50.84 | 1.979 | −49.1 | 1.955 | −49.08 | 1.956 | −49.5 | 1.964 |
3 quartile | −48.06 | 2.026 | −46.3 | 1.978 | −46.38 | 1.964 | −46.7 | 1.970 |
St. deviation | 1.78 | 0.028 | 1.87 | 0.012 | 2.02 | 0.012 | 1.85 | 0.007 |
29 July–25 August AMK-84 | Port | White Sea | Barents Sea | Norwegian Sea | ||||
δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | |
N of values | 208 | 208 | 1500 | 1500 | 10,406 | 10,406 | 25,358 | 25,358 |
Min | −60.73 | 2.003 | −50.39 | 1.979 | −52.47 | 1.968 | −56.28 | 1.946 |
Max | −43.21 | 6.054 | −42.73 | 2.013 | −42.63 | 2.054 | −43.18 | 1.999 |
Mean | −46.97 | 2.069 | −46.79 | 1.989 | −47.44 | 1.980 | −49.54 | 1.969 |
Median | −46.83 | 2.013 | −46.79 | 1.986 | −47.4 | 1.981 | −49.41 | 1.969 |
1 quartile | −47.54 | 2.008 | −47.50 | 1.984 | −48.4 | 1.975 | −51.08 | 1.963 |
3 quartile | −46.1 | 2.021 | −46.06 | 1.993 | −46.4 | 1.985 | −47.92 | 1.973 |
St. deviation | 1.97 | 0.423 | 1.1 | 0.007 | 1.47 | 0.006 | 2.12 | 0.01 |
27 August–29 September AMK-85 | Port | White Sea | Barents Sea | Kara Sea | ||||
δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | δ13C | CH4 | |
N of values | 1645 | 1645 | 2460 | 2460 | 3598 | 3598 | 35,831 | 35,831 |
Min | −57.07 | 2.016 | −54.07 | 1.958 | −54.16 | 1.973 | −55.59 | 1.966 |
Max | −47 | 2.845 | −45.42 | 2.096 | −45.08 | 2.063 | −44.58 | 2.694 |
Mean | −51.03 | 2.155 | −49.72 | 2.018 | −49.83 | 2.008 | −50.05 | 2.015 |
Median | −51.03 | 2.089 | −49.75 | 2.005 | −49.83 | 1.994 | −50.07 | 2.012 |
1 quartile | −51.82 | 2.068 | −50.79 | 1.981 | −50.8 | 1.989 | −50.95 | 2.002 |
3 quartile | −50.16 | 2.208 | −48.64 | 2.06 | −48.84 | 2.028 | −49.18 | 2.026 |
St. deviation | 1.28 | 0.128 | 1.52 | 0.039 | 1.42 | 0.027 | 1.31 | 0.022 |
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Pankratova, N.; Skorokhod, A.; Belikov, I.; Belousov, V.; Muravya, V.; Flint, M. Ship-Borne Observations of Atmospheric CH4 and δ13C Isotope Signature in Methane over Arctic Seas in Summer and Autumn 2021. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13030458
Pankratova N, Skorokhod A, Belikov I, Belousov V, Muravya V, Flint M. Ship-Borne Observations of Atmospheric CH4 and δ13C Isotope Signature in Methane over Arctic Seas in Summer and Autumn 2021. Atmosphere. 2022; 13(3):458. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13030458
Chicago/Turabian StylePankratova, Natalia, Andrey Skorokhod, Igor Belikov, Valery Belousov, Valeria Muravya, and Mikhail Flint. 2022. "Ship-Borne Observations of Atmospheric CH4 and δ13C Isotope Signature in Methane over Arctic Seas in Summer and Autumn 2021" Atmosphere 13, no. 3: 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13030458
APA StylePankratova, N., Skorokhod, A., Belikov, I., Belousov, V., Muravya, V., & Flint, M. (2022). Ship-Borne Observations of Atmospheric CH4 and δ13C Isotope Signature in Methane over Arctic Seas in Summer and Autumn 2021. Atmosphere, 13(3), 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13030458