A comparison of tracer methods for quantifying CO2 sources in an urban region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Djuricin, Sonja ^a   Pataki, Diane E ^a   Xu, Xiaomei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL SYSTEMS; GASOLINE; ISOTOPES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GASOLINE;

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; DIURNAL PATTERN; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES; FUEL SOURCE; ISOTOPE TRACERS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LOCAL INFORMATION; LOS ANGELES BASIN; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SAMPLING PERIOD; TOPDOWN; TRACER METHODS; URBAN REGIONS;

COMBUSTION;

AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIURNAL VARIATION; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; TRACER; URBAN REGION;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953751416     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012236     Document Type: Article

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