A new inversion method to calculate emission inventories without a prior at mesoscale: Application to the anthropogenic CO2 emission from Houston, Texas

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Brioude, J ^a,b   Petron, G ^a,b   Frost, G J ^a,b   Ahmadov, R ^a,b   Angevine, W M ^a,b   Hsie, E Y ^a,b   Kim, S W ^a,b   Lee, S H ^c   McKeen, S A ^a,b   Trainer, M ^a   Fehsenfeld, F C ^a,b   Holloway, J S ^a,b   Peischl, J ^a,b   Ryerson, T B ^a   Gurney, K R ^d  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MODELS; POLLUTION; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; SHIPS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTANTS; AVERAGE FLUX; DIFFERENT TRANSPORT MODELS; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; EMISSION SOURCES; HOUSTON; HOUSTON , TEXAS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INVERSION METHODS; MESOSCALE; MIXING RATIOS; POINT SOURCES; SHIP CHANNELS; TRANSPORT MODELS; URBAN AREAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MIXING RATIO; TRACER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863386219     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016918     Document Type: Article

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