Reanalysis of NOAA H 2 observations: implications for the H 2 budget

Paulot, Fabien; Pétron, Gabrielle; Crotwell, Andrew M.; Bertagni, Matteo B.

doi:10.5194/acp-24-4217-2024

Title: Reanalysis of NOAA H ₂ observations: implications for the H ₂ budget

Journal Article · 08 April 2024 · Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-4217-2024 · OSTI ID:2335807

; Pétron, Gabrielle; Crotwell, Andrew M.;

Abstract. Hydrogen (H2) is a promising low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels for many applications. However, significant gaps in our understanding of the atmospheric H2 budget limit our ability to predict the impacts of greater H2 usage. Here we use NOAA H2 dry air mole fraction observations from air samples collected from ground-based and ship platforms during 2010–2019 to evaluate the representation of H2 in the NOAA GFDL-AM4.1 atmospheric chemistry-climate model. We find that the base model configuration captures the observed interhemispheric gradient well but underestimates the surface concentration of H2 by about 10 ppb. Additionally, the model fails to reproduce the 1–2 ppb yr−1 mean increase in surface H2 observed at background stations. We show that the cause is most likely an underestimation of current anthropogenic emissions, including potential leakages from H2-producing facilities. We also show that changes in soil moisture, soil temperature, and snow cover have most likely caused an increase in the magnitude of the soil sink, the most important removal mechanism for atmospheric H2, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. However, there remains uncertainty due to fundamental gaps in our understanding of H2 soil removal, such as the minimum moisture required for H2 soil uptake, for which we performed extensive sensitivity analyses. Finally, we show that the observed meridional gradient of the H2 mixing ratio and its seasonality can provide important constraints to test and refine parameterizations of the H2 soil sink.

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