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Isoprene is the most significant non-methane hydrocarbon by total emissions and an important control on the tropospheric oxidative capacity. In the atmosphere, isoprene is oxidized by the hydroxyl radical (OH) on the order of hours depending on local OH concentrations. Using isoprene retrievals from the Cross-track infrared sounder (CrIS), we monitor global isoprene column variability and observe differing isoprene column responses to El Niño-Southern Oscillation across three tropical regions: Amazonia, the Maritime Continent, and equatorial Africa. We find correlations between isoprene column variability and temperature over Amazonia, which suggests that isoprene emissions drive Amazonian isoprene variability (“emissions-controlled”). In the Maritime Continent, we find strong correlations between isoprene columns, precipitation and soil moisture, as well as an anti-correlation between isoprene and formaldehyde retrievals. These correlations suggest that isoprene columns may be modulated by non-anthropogenic NO x emissions, namely soil and biomass burning NO x (“chemistry-controlled”), although convection and lightning NO x may also modulate isoprene column retrievals if the lofted isoprene flux is large enough. In equatorial Africa, both biomass burning and temperature can explain isoprene variability during different periods, representing an intermediate regime with contributions from emissions and chemistry. We suggest that these isoprene regimes are caused by differences in the dynamic temperature and oxidant range between the three regions, and we specifically highlight oil palm plantations in the Maritime Continent as an area of co-located isoprene and soil NO x fluxes. By leveraging CrIS isoprene retrievals, we can study interactions between VOC and NO x sources over tropical areas with few in-situ observations.

Strongly increasing trends in global methane in recent decades highlight the importance of understanding source‐sink attributions and climate feedback mechanisms, especially for large natural sources like wetlands. Here, we present an analysis of airborne methane observations above the Amazon Basin conducted from December 2022 through January 2023 that reveal enhanced methane concentrations, especially below 6 km. Using Bayesian inversion with the atmospheric transport model STILT, we optimize surface fluxes to match our observations, starting from prior bottom‐up flux estimates by WetCHARTs. The posterior suggests underestimated emissions across the Amazon Basin. The largest underestimates occur along rivers and tributaries, where emissions exceeded model values by up to a factor of four. River deltas make up 26% of the underestimated fluxes with reservoirs, and regularly flooded riverine areas contribute 19% and 13%, respectively. This highlights the need for improved understanding of the continuum across wetlands and freshwaters for tropical methane emissions.