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On the causes of global variations of atmospheric methane using carbon and hydrogen isotopes

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H01966
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 17020:Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

Morimoto Shinji  東北大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (30270424)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 青木 周司  東北大学, 理学研究科, 学術研究員 (00183129)
後藤 大輔  国立極地研究所, 先端研究推進系, 助教 (10626386)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000)
Keywordsメタン / 同位体比 / 温室効果気体 / 物質循環
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、重要な温室効果気体である大気中のメタン(CH4)濃度と、CH4放出源に関する情報を持つCH4の炭素・水素同位体比について、北半球高緯度域、南極域、そして西部・北部太平洋域での精密観測を実施・強化し、その変動の実態を明らかにする。さらに、CH4同位体比を計算可能な大気モデルを用いて解析することにより、大気中のCH4濃度の変動に寄与しているCH4放出源の特定を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we analyzed atmospheric CH4 mixing ratio and its carbon/hydrogen isotope ratio using air samples regularly collected in the North Pacific, Western Pacific, Syowa Station in Antarctica, and the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The isotope data contain information about CH4 sources that contribute to atmospheric CH4 variations. The observation results over a wide area revealed spatiotemporal variations in the CH4 mixing ratio and isotope ratios that reflected the distribution and variations of CH4 sources. Furthermore, by adjusting the conventional CH4 emission estimates to reproduce the observed carbon-hydrogen isotope ratio of CH4 using an atmospheric transport model, it was found that the increase in CH4 mixing ratio since 2013 was primarily due to the increase in CH4 emission of microbial origin.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

大気中のメタン(CH4)は二酸化炭素に次いで重要な温室効果気体であり、より確実なCH4濃度の将来予測を行うためには、その変動メカニズムの解明が急務である。しかしCH4の生成消滅過程が非常に複雑であることから、大気中のCH4濃度の変動要因は未だ十分に理解されていない。本研究では、CH4の炭素・水素同位体比がCH4放出源カテゴリ(微生物起源、化石燃料起源、および火災起源)ごとに異なる値を示すことに着目し、広域のCH4濃度及び同位体比の系統的観測を展開することにより、CH4濃度の変動原因に関する知見を得た点に学術的・社会的意義があるがある。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (7 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Environment and ClimateChange Canada(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Rochester/Colorado University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Environment and Climate Change(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] National Inst. Water and Atmosphere(ニュージーランド)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Colorado, Boulder/NOAA(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Environment and Climate Change Canada(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Environment Canada(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Estimating emissions of methane consistent with atmospheric measurements of methane and d13C of methane2022

    • Author(s)
      Basu, S., X. Lan, E. Dlugokencky, S. Michel, S. Schwietzke, J. B. Miller, L. Bruhwiler, Y. Oh, P. Tans, F. Apadula, L. V. Gatti, A. Jordan, J. Necki, M. Sasakawa, S. Morimoto, T. D. Iorio, H. Lee, J. Arduini, and G. Manca
    • Journal Title

      Atmos. Phys. Chem.

      Volume: 22 Issue: 23 Pages: 15351-15377

    • DOI

      10.5194/acp-22-15351-2022

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sectors, Coal Mining and Ruminant Farming Drive Methane Growth over the Past Three Decades2021

    • Author(s)
      Chandra, N., P. K. Patra, J. S. H. Bisht, A. Ito, T. Umezawa, N. Saigusa, S. Morimoto, S. Aoki, G. Janssens-Maenhout, R. Fujita, M. Takigawa, S. Watanabe, N. Saitoh, J. G. Canadell
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II

      Volume: 99 Issue: 2 Pages: 309-337

    • DOI

      10.2151/jmsj.2021-015

    • NAID

      130008024850

    • ISSN
      0026-1165, 2186-9057
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Spatio-temporal variations of the atmospheric greenhouse gases and their sources and sinks in the Arctic region2021

    • Author(s)
      Morimoto Shinji, Goto Daisuke, Murayama Shohei, Fujita Ryo, Tohjima Yasunori, Ishidoya Shigeyuki, Machida Toshinobu, Inai Yoichi, Patra Prabir K., Maksyutov Shamil, Ito Akihiko, Aoki Shuji
    • Journal Title

      Polar Science

      Volume: 27 Pages: 100553-100553

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.polar.2020.100553

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Estimation of CH4 emissions from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf based on atmospheric observations aboard the R/V Mirai during fall cruises from 2012 to 20172021

    • Author(s)
      Tohjima Yasunori, Zeng Jiye, Shirai Tomoko, Niwa Yosuke, Ishidoya Shigeyuki, Taketani Fumikazu, Sasano Daisuke, Kosugi Naohiro, Kameyama Sohiko, Takashima Hisahiro, Nara Hideki, Morimoto Shinji
    • Journal Title

      Polar Science

      Volume: 27 Pages: 100571-100571

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.polar.2020.100571

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Global and regional CH4 emissions for 1995-2013 derived from atmospheric CH4, d13C-CH4 and dD-CH4 observations and a chemical transport model2020

    • Author(s)
      Fujita, R., S. Morimoto, S. Maksyutov, H.-S. Kim, M. Arshinov, S. Aoki, and T. Nakazawa
    • Journal Title

      J. Geophys. Res., Atmospheres

      Volume: - Issue: 14 Pages: 1-23

    • DOI

      10.1029/2020jd032903

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Growing emissions and Asian monsoon as dominant factor for atmospheric greenhouse gas variations over Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Umezawa, T., Y. Terao, T. Machida, Y. Niwa, T. Saito, T. Sasakawa, Y. Tohjima, H. Matsueda, K. Tsuboi, K. Ishijima, R. Fujita, N. Chandra, P. Patra, S. Aoki, T. Nakazawa, S. Morimoto
    • Organizer
      5th ACAM workshop
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Refining methane emission trends (1990-2020) through CH4 and δ13C-CH4 observations2023

    • Author(s)
      Chandra, N., P. K. Patra, R. Fujita, L. H. Isaksson, T. Umezawa, D. Goto, S. Morimoto, B. H. Vaughn, T. Rockmann
    • Organizer
      AGU Annual Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Verifying global fugitive fossil fuel CH4 emission trends using atmospheric CH4 and δ13C-CH4 observations2023

    • Author(s)
      Chandra, N., P. K. Patra, R. Fujita, L. H. Isaksson, T. Umezawa, D. Goto and S. Morimoto
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Temporal Variations of the Mole Fraction, Carbon, and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios of Atmospheric Methane observed at Churchill, Canada2023

    • Author(s)
      Ozaki, T., S. Morimoto, R. Fujita, T. Umezawa, D. Worthy and D. Goto
    • Organizer
      Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 西太平洋域及び極域での大気中CH4濃度とその炭素・水素同位体比の変動2022

    • Author(s)
      森本真司,保田真人,藤田遼,梅澤拓,青木周司
    • Organizer
      日本気象学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] カナダ・チャーチルにおける大気中メタン濃度とその炭素・水素同位体比の変動2022

    • Author(s)
      尾崎智乙,森本真司,藤田遼,Doug Worthy,梅澤拓,後藤大輔
    • Organizer
      大気化学討論会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Laboratory comparison and progress on the development of community reference gases for carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios in the atmospheric CH42022

    • Author(s)
      Sperlich, P., G. Brailsford, R. Moss, T. Bromley, S. Gray, R. Martin, S. Bury, J. Brown, H. Moossen, M. Rothe, H. Geilmann, W. Brand, S. Englund-Michel, T. Umezawa, T. Roeckmann, D. Lowry, J. Schmitt, S. Morimoto, T. Arnold, M. Dyonisius,J. R. Clark
    • Organizer
      Greenhouse gases measurement and technology
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Temporal variations of the mole fraction, carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios of atmospheric methane in the western Pacific region2021

    • Author(s)
      Yasuda, M., S. Morimoto, S. Aoki, R. Fujita, T. Umezawa
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Variations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and its radioisotope in the Arctic Region.2021

    • Author(s)
      Sekine, H., S. Morimoto, C. Yamada, D. Goto, M. Minami, T. Nakamura, S. Aoki
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 大気中メタン濃度の変動と現代の同位体測定の課題2021

    • Author(s)
      梅澤拓、寺尾有希夫、遠嶋康徳、丹羽洋介、伊藤昭彦、森本真司、Naveen Chandra、Prabir K. Patra
    • Organizer
      地球化学会第68回年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Atmospheric d13C(CH4): An honest assessment from the closed-toed shoes in the lab2021

    • Author(s)
      Michel, S., P. Sperlich, H. Moossen, J. R.Clark, K. S. Rozmiarek, M. Rothe, B. Vaughn, G. Brailsford, R. Fisher, E. Nisbet, T. Roeckmann, S. Morimoto, J. Schmitt
    • Organizer
      The Royal Society
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Studies on variations of atmospheric greenhouse gases in the ArCS project 2015-20192020

    • Author(s)
      Shinji Morimoto, Daisuke Goto, Shohei Murayama, Ryo Fujita, Yasunori Tohjima, Shigeyuki Ishidoya, Toshinobu Machida, Kazuhiro Tsuboi, Yoichi Inai, Prabir Patra, Shamil Maksyutov, Akihiko Ito, Shuji Aoki
    • Organizer
      The Eleventh Symposium on Polar Science
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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