Earth's Atmosphere Enhances Methane Removal
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Atmosphere's self-cleansing ability followed by long-term study
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New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research ( NIWA ) studied atmosphere's self-cleansing capability.
Hydroxyl radical (OH) is the "detergent of the atmosphere" by Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen .
The research highlights that without the increased cleaning capacity of hydroxyl , methane would have contributed even more to global warming.
New Zealand data since 1997 shows a 12% ( 2% ) annual decrease in 14CO .
Measurements from Antarctica show an even larger 43% ( 24% ) drop but only during the height of the Southern Hemisphere summer .
Findings suggest the atmosphere's oxidizing capacity, driven by hydroxyl , has been strengthening over recent decades .
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