Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022

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[J] Oral

A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences ) » A-AS Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology & Atmospheric Environment

[A-AS11] Atmospheric Chemistry

Fri. May 27, 2022 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM 201A (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Risa Uchida(Japan Automobile Research Institute), convener:Yosuke Sakamoto(Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies), Yoko Iwamoto(Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University), convener:Shigeyuki Ishidoya(Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Chairperson:Hitoshi MATSUI(Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University)

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

[AAS11-13] Contribution of chemical budget of δD-CH4 on δD-H2O in the equatorial lower stratosphere

*Takayoshi Yamada1, Futa Saito1,2, Seidai Nara1, Tomohiro Sato1, Kaley Walker3, Yukio Nakano2, YASUKO KASAI1 (1.National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 2.Tokyo Gakugei University, 3.University of Toronto)

Water vapor plays a key role in determining the radiative cooling effect in the upper atmosphere (UA). Methane is the most abundant hydrocarbon, and its amount is rising in UA due to anthropogenic emissions from the surface. The water vapor in UA is produced through the oxidation reaction of CH4 + OH → H2O + CH3. In general, the isotopic ratio is a strong tracer of the molecular history such as source, sink, and processes. We have confirmed how much the contribution of CH4 oxidation on H2O formation by global satellite observation of δD-CH4 and δD-H2O from space.
We used the version 4.0 data of Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment - Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) (launched in 2003 and still in operation) onboard SciSat-1 developed by the Canadian government. The vertical resolution of the ACE-FTS solar occultation observation is 3 km, and observation wavenumber ranges 750 – 4400 cm-1 including H2O, HDO, CH4, and CH3D lines.
The scatter plot between δD-H2O and δD-CH4 showed a linear relationship by using the observed data at altitudes of 20 – 30 km and latitudes of 15oS – 15oN. The result of least-squares linear regression shows that the coefficient of determination is over 0.8 and δD-H2O increased linearly with the decrease of about 64% of δD-CH4. We will present the contribution of the chemical budget of δD-CH4 on δD-H2O in the lower stratosphere.