Satellite-based estimates of reduced CO and CO2 emissions due to traffic restrictions during the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2012, Pages

  Worden, Helen M ^a   Cheng, Yafang ^b   Pfister, Gabriele ^a   Carmichael, Gregory R ^b   Zhang, Qiang ^c   Streets, David G ^d   Deeter, Merritt ^a   Edwards, David P ^a   Gille, John C ^a   Worden, John R ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUELS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; MEASUREMENTS OF POLLUTION IN THE TROPOSPHERES; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOSSIL FUEL; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OLYMPIC GAMES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TROPOSPHERE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84864443765     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052395     Document Type: Article

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