C1-C4 hydrocarbons in the North and South Pacific1

R. A. Lamontagne; J. W. Swinnerton; V. J. Linnenbom

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v26i1-2.9738

C1-C4 hydrocarbons in the North and South Pacific1

Tellus

Volume 26 (1974): Issue 1-2

By: R. A. Lamontagne, J. W. Swinnerton and V. J. Linnenbom

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|Jan 1974

Abstract

Low molecular weight hydrocarbons in the surface waters of the North and South Pacific have been measured. Methane concentrations average 4.2 × 10^–5 ml/l, while the C₂-C₄, hydrocarbons averaged 1–5 × 10^–6 ml/l. A large broad peak was found between 10° N and 10° S for the unsaturated hydrocarbons. Large concentrations of the C₁-C₄ hydrocarbons were found in the different types of Antarctic sea ice. Atmospheric methane concentrations averaged 1.44 ± 0.04 ppm and decreased to 1.36 ± 0.04 ppm at the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITC).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v26i1-2.9738 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 71 - 77

Submitted on: Jun 4, 1973

Accepted on: Oct 9, 1973

Published on: Jan 1, 1974

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1974 R. A. Lamontagne, J. W. Swinnerton, V. J. Linnenbom, published by Stockholm University Press
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