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Biogenic Methane, Hydrogen Escape, and the Irreversible Oxidation of Early Earth

Catling, David C., Zahnle, Kevin J., McKay, Christopher P.·2001·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.1061976

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The low O 2 content of the Archean atmosphere implies that methane should have been present at levels ∼10 2 to 10 3 parts per million volume (ppmv) (compared with 1.7 ppmv today) given a plausible biogenic source. CH 4 is favored as the greenhouse gas that countered the lower luminosity of the early Sun. But abundant CH 4 implies that hydrogen escapes to space (↑space) orders of magnitude faster than today. Such reductant loss oxidizes the Earth. Photosynthesis splits water into O 2 and H, and methanogenesis transfers the H into CH 4 . Hydrogen escape after CH 4 photolysis, therefore, causes a net gain of oxygen [CO 2 + 2H 2 O → CH 4 + 2O 2 → CO 2 + O 2 + 4H(↑space)]. Expected irreversible oxidation (∼10 12 to 10 13 moles oxygen per year) may help explain how Earth's surface environment became irreversibly oxidized.

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Authors: Catling, D. C., Zahnle, K. J., & McKay, C. P.
Affiliations: Ames Research Center (US)
Corresponding author: Catling, David C.
ORCID: Catling, David C.
Zahnle, Kevin J.
McKay, Christopher P.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2001-08-03
Volume: 293
Issue: 5531
Pages: 839-843
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1061976
OpenAlex: W1972615373
Cited by: 507
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 18 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 18
FWCI: 17.72
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion)
Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Keywords: biogenic methane, hydrogen escape, Archean atmosphere, methanogenesis, greenhouse effect, photosynthesis
MeSH terms: Atmosphere, Bacteria, Carbon Dioxide, Climate, Hydrogen, Iron, Methane, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxygen, Photosynthesis, Sulfur, Earth, Planet, Geologic Sediments, Evolution, Planetary, Euryarchaeota

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