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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3819-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3819-2024
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29 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2024

Influence of wind strength and direction on diffusive methane fluxes and atmospheric methane concentrations above the North Sea

Ingeborg Bussmann, Eric P. Achterberg, Holger Brix, Nicolas Brüggemann, Götz Flöser, Claudia Schütze, and Philipp Fischer

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Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas and contributes to climate warming. However, the input of CH4 from coastal areas to the atmosphere is not well defined. Dissolved and atmospheric CH4 was determined at high spatial resolution in or above the North Sea. The atmospheric CH4 concentration was mainly influenced by wind direction. With our detailed study on the spatial distribution of CH4 fluxes we were able to provide a detailed and more realistic estimation of coastal CH4 fluxes.
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