Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride

A. Gressent; M. Rigby; A. L. Ganesan; R. G. Prinn; A. J. Manning; J. Mühle; P. K. Salameh; P. B. Krummel; P. J. Fraser; L. P. Steele; B. Mitrevski; R. F. Weiss; C. M. Harth; R. H. Wang; S. O'Doherty; D. Young; S. Park; S. Li; B. Yao; S. Reimann; M. K. Vollmer; M. Maione; J. Arduini; C. R. Lunder

doi:10.1029/2020JD034327

Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride

A. Gressent, M. Rigby, A. L. Ganesan, R. G. Prinn, A. J. Manning, J. Mühle, P. K. Salameh, P. B. Krummel, P. J. Fraser, L. P. Steele, B. Mitrevski, R. F. Weiss, C. M. Harth, R. H. Wang, S. O'Doherty, D. Young, S. Park, S. Li, B. Yao, S. ReimannM. K. Vollmer, M. Maione, J. Arduini, C. R. Lunder

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Scopus citations

Abstract

The potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride (SO₂F₂) is increasingly used as a fumigant, replacing methyl bromide, whose structural and soil fumigation uses have been phased out under the Montreal Protocol. We use measurements on archived air samples and in situ observations from the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) and a box model of the global atmosphere to show a global increase of SO₂F₂ mole fraction from 0.3 ± 0.02 to 2.5 ± 0.08 ppt along with a global increase in emissions from 0.5 ± 0.4 Gg yr⁻¹ to 2.9 ± 0.4 Gg yr⁻¹ from 1978 to 2019. Based on a hybrid model incorporating bottom-up industry data and a top-down downscaling approach, we estimate the spatial distribution and trend in SO₂F₂ regional emissions between 2000 and 2019 and propose that the global emissions increase is driven by the growing use of SO₂F₂ in structural fumigation in North America and in postharvest treatment of grains and other agricultural products worldwide.

Original language	English
Article number	e2020JD034327
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume	126
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD034327
State	Published - 16 May 2021

Keywords

AGAGE
SOF
emissions
global atmosphere

Access to Document

10.1029/2020JD034327

Cite this

Gressent, A., Rigby, M., Ganesan, A. L., Prinn, R. G., Manning, A. J., Mühle, J., Salameh, P. K., Krummel, P. B., Fraser, P. J., Steele, L. P., Mitrevski, B., Weiss, R. F., Harth, C. M., Wang, R. H., O'Doherty, S., Young, D., Park, S., Li, S., Yao, B., ... Lunder, C. R. (2021). Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126(9), Article e2020JD034327. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD034327

@article{377df4f5d55d4f648ea6b229f0291cd6,

title = "Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride",

abstract = "The potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) is increasingly used as a fumigant, replacing methyl bromide, whose structural and soil fumigation uses have been phased out under the Montreal Protocol. We use measurements on archived air samples and in situ observations from the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) and a box model of the global atmosphere to show a global increase of SO2F2 mole fraction from 0.3 ± 0.02 to 2.5 ± 0.08 ppt along with a global increase in emissions from 0.5 ± 0.4 Gg yr−1 to 2.9 ± 0.4 Gg yr−1 from 1978 to 2019. Based on a hybrid model incorporating bottom-up industry data and a top-down downscaling approach, we estimate the spatial distribution and trend in SO2F2 regional emissions between 2000 and 2019 and propose that the global emissions increase is driven by the growing use of SO2F2 in structural fumigation in North America and in postharvest treatment of grains and other agricultural products worldwide.",

keywords = "AGAGE, SOF, emissions, global atmosphere",

author = "A. Gressent and M. Rigby and Ganesan, {A. L.} and Prinn, {R. G.} and Manning, {A. J.} and J. M{\"u}hle and Salameh, {P. K.} and Krummel, {P. B.} and Fraser, {P. J.} and Steele, {L. P.} and B. Mitrevski and Weiss, {R. F.} and Harth, {C. M.} and Wang, {R. H.} and S. O'Doherty and D. Young and S. Park and S. Li and B. Yao and S. Reimann and Vollmer, {M. K.} and M. Maione and J. Arduini and Lunder, {C. R.}",

year = "2021",

month = may,

day = "16",

doi = "10.1029/2020JD034327",

language = "English",

volume = "126",

journal = "Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres",

issn = "2169-897X",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",

number = "9",

}

Gressent, A, Rigby, M, Ganesan, AL, Prinn, RG, Manning, AJ, Mühle, J, Salameh, PK, Krummel, PB, Fraser, PJ, Steele, LP, Mitrevski, B, Weiss, RF, Harth, CM, Wang, RH, O'Doherty, S, Young, D, Park, S, Li, S, Yao, B, Reimann, S, Vollmer, MK, Maione, M, Arduini, J & Lunder, CR 2021, 'Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride', Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 126, no. 9, e2020JD034327. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD034327

TY - JOUR

T1 - Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride

AU - Gressent, A.

AU - Rigby, M.

AU - Ganesan, A. L.

AU - Prinn, R. G.

AU - Manning, A. J.

AU - Mühle, J.

AU - Salameh, P. K.

AU - Krummel, P. B.

AU - Fraser, P. J.

AU - Steele, L. P.

AU - Mitrevski, B.

AU - Weiss, R. F.

AU - Harth, C. M.

AU - Wang, R. H.

AU - O'Doherty, S.

AU - Young, D.

AU - Park, S.

AU - Li, S.

AU - Yao, B.

AU - Reimann, S.

AU - Vollmer, M. K.

AU - Maione, M.

AU - Arduini, J.

AU - Lunder, C. R.

PY - 2021/5/16

Y1 - 2021/5/16

N2 - The potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) is increasingly used as a fumigant, replacing methyl bromide, whose structural and soil fumigation uses have been phased out under the Montreal Protocol. We use measurements on archived air samples and in situ observations from the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) and a box model of the global atmosphere to show a global increase of SO2F2 mole fraction from 0.3 ± 0.02 to 2.5 ± 0.08 ppt along with a global increase in emissions from 0.5 ± 0.4 Gg yr−1 to 2.9 ± 0.4 Gg yr−1 from 1978 to 2019. Based on a hybrid model incorporating bottom-up industry data and a top-down downscaling approach, we estimate the spatial distribution and trend in SO2F2 regional emissions between 2000 and 2019 and propose that the global emissions increase is driven by the growing use of SO2F2 in structural fumigation in North America and in postharvest treatment of grains and other agricultural products worldwide.

AB - The potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) is increasingly used as a fumigant, replacing methyl bromide, whose structural and soil fumigation uses have been phased out under the Montreal Protocol. We use measurements on archived air samples and in situ observations from the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) and a box model of the global atmosphere to show a global increase of SO2F2 mole fraction from 0.3 ± 0.02 to 2.5 ± 0.08 ppt along with a global increase in emissions from 0.5 ± 0.4 Gg yr−1 to 2.9 ± 0.4 Gg yr−1 from 1978 to 2019. Based on a hybrid model incorporating bottom-up industry data and a top-down downscaling approach, we estimate the spatial distribution and trend in SO2F2 regional emissions between 2000 and 2019 and propose that the global emissions increase is driven by the growing use of SO2F2 in structural fumigation in North America and in postharvest treatment of grains and other agricultural products worldwide.

KW - AGAGE

KW - SOF

KW - emissions

KW - global atmosphere

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105495526&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1029/2020JD034327

DO - 10.1029/2020JD034327

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85105495526

SN - 2169-897X

VL - 126

JO - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

IS - 9

M1 - e2020JD034327

ER -

Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this