Top-down estimate of a large source of atmospheric carbon monoxide associated with fuel combustion in Asia

Prasad Kasibhatla; Avelino Arellano; Jennifer A. Logan; Paul I. Palmer; Paul Novelli

doi:10.1029/2002GL015581

Top-down estimate of a large source of atmospheric carbon monoxide associated with fuel combustion in Asia

Prasad Kasibhatla, Avelino Arellano, Jennifer A. Logan, Paul I. Palmer, Paul Novelli

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Deriving robust regional estimates of the sources of chemically and radiatively important gases and aerosols to the atmosphere is challenging. Here, we focus on carbon monoxide. Using an inverse modeling methodology, we find that the source of carbon monoxide from fossil-fuel and biofuel combustion in Asia during 1994 was 350-380 Tg yr^-1, which is 110-140 Tg yr^-1 higher than bottom-up estimates derived using traditional inventory-based approaches. This discrepancy points to an important gap in our understanding of the human impact on atmospheric chemical composition.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1900
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	29
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL015581
State	Published - Oct 1 2002
Externally published	Yes

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