Enhanced atmospheric oxidation toward carbon neutrality reduces methane’s climate forcing
Abstract The hydroxyl radical (OH), as the central atmospheric oxidant, controls the removal rates of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. It is being suggested that OH levels would decrease with reductions of nitrogen oxides and ozone levels by climate polices, but this remains unsettled. Here, we s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47436-9 |