Publications by authors named "Nora D Hamovit"
Tracing sources of atmospheric methane using clumped isotopes.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study utilizes a new measurement technique to analyze different isotopic variants of methane (CH) to understand their origins, specifically from fossil fuels and microbes.
- The results reveal that the actual composition of atmospheric methane differs from model predictions and highlight a significant microbial contribution that had been underestimated in previous studies.
- The findings show that isotopologue data can effectively differentiate between various emissions scenarios, despite consistent atmospheric methane concentration profiles and traditional isotopic measurements.