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Since November 1990, the observations of methane (CH_4) level have been carried out at Tae-ahn Peninsula (TAP) in Korea. Analysis on atmospheric data obtained in the period from November 1990 to August 1992 is carried out and the results are included in this study. We note that CH_-4 does not have a clear seasonal cycle with a minor maximum in August September and with a minimum in June-July. The variations in monthly average level are much larger with 1765.01∼1857.21 ppb (amplitude 92.20 ppb). The occurrence of a minimum in June-July is due to the inflow of the North Pacific air, an increase of OH radical and due to a decrease in CH_4 emission from rice paddy. A maximum in August and September appears to result from an increase in organic materials in agriculture (rice paddy) and forests, inputs of local sources due to weak airflows, stagnation of the warm and moist air and from a decrease in OH radical. The present analysis indicates that according to CH_4 data from Mongolia and from several sites in North Pacific TAP is influenced as much as 31 ppb in average from the inputs of Chinese emission. When the atmospheric CH_4 of TAP is compared with data observed at Korea National University of Education (KNU), the values of KNU are higher (127 ppb) than those of TAP. It is clear that air samples taken at KNU are influenced strongly by local sources in central Korea than those at TAP. According to analysis of trajectories and airflows, we find that there are 4 types in classification. Firstly, when an air flow is originated mainly in China values of CH_4 gas are in medium ranges. Secondly, when an airflow is from both local (Korea) and China we find higher values. Thirdly, with an airflow from both local (Korea) and Japan origins medium values are recorded. Fourthly, when an airflow of maritime origin arrives low values of atmospheric CH_4 are observed at TAP.
