Toward anthropogenic combustion emission constraints from space-based analysis of urban CO2/CO sensitivity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 4971-4976

  Silva, Sam J ^a   Arellano, Avelino F ^a   Worden, Helen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

anthropogenic combustion; emissions; enhancement ratios; GOSAT ACOS CO2; megacities; MOPITT CO

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION EMISSIONS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; ENHANCEMENT RATIOS; GOSAT/ACOS CO2; GREENHOUSE GASES OBSERVING SATELLITES; JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY; MEGACITIES; POTENTIAL CONSTRAINTS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SPACE RESEARCH;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; GOSAT; MOPITT; OXIDE; SATELLITE DATA; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84884479083     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50954     Document Type: Article

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