A novel approach for independent budgeting of fossil fuel CO2 over Europe by 14CO2 observations
Long-term atmospheric 14CO2 observations are deployed to quantify fossil fuel derived CO2 concentrations at a regional polluted site, and at a continental mountain station in south-west Germany. Fossil fuel CO2 emission rates for the relevant catchment areas are obtained by applying the Radon-Tracer...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg
Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Heidelberg
2003
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| DOI: | 10.11588/heidok.00006727 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-67274 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.11588/heidok.00006727 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/6727/ 
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| Author Notes: | Ingeborg Levin ... |
| Summary: | Long-term atmospheric 14CO2 observations are deployed to quantify fossil fuel derived CO2 concentrations at a regional polluted site, and at a continental mountain station in south-west Germany. Fossil fuel CO2 emission rates for the relevant catchment areas are obtained by applying the Radon-Tracer-Method. They are shown to compare well with statistical emissions inventories but reveal a larger seasonality than assumed earlier, thus contributing significantly to the observed CO2 seasonal cycle over Europe. Based on the present approach, emissions reductions on the order of 5-10% are detectable for catchment areas of several hundred kilometres radius, as anticipated within a five-years commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Still no significant change of fossil fuel CO2 emissions is observed at the two sites over the last 16 years. |
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| Item Description: | Aus: Geophys. Res. Lett. 30(23), 2194 doi. 10.1029/2003GL018477 Im Titel ist die Zahl 2 tief- und die Zahl 14 hochgestellt |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.11588/heidok.00006727 |