Observation-based estimates of fossil fuel-derived CO2 emissions in the 
Netherlands using δ14C, CO and 222Radon

Van Der Laan, S.; Karstens, U.; Neubert, R. E. M.; Van Der Laan-Luijkx, I. T.; Meijer, H. A. J.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00493.x

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Observation-based estimates of fossil fuel-derived CO₂ emissions in the Netherlands using δ¹⁴C, CO and ²²²Radon

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Karstens, U.
Regional Scale Modelling of Atmospheric Trace Gases, Dr. U. Karstens, Department Biogeochemical Systems, Prof. M. Heimann, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Van Der Laan, S., Karstens, U., Neubert, R. E. M., Van Der Laan-Luijkx, I. T., & Meijer, H. A. J. (2010). Observation-based estimates of fossil fuel-derived CO₂ emissions in the Netherlands using δ¹⁴C, CO and ²²²Radon. Tellus, Series B - Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 62(5), 389-402. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00493.x.

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Abstract

Surface emissions of CO₂ from fossil fuel combustion (phi FFCO₂) are estimated for the Netherlands for the period of May 2006-June 2009 using ambient atmospheric observations taken at station Lutjewad in the Netherlands (6 degrees 21'E, 53 degrees 24'N, 1 m. a.s.l.). Measurements of delta ¹⁴C on 2-weekly integrations of CO₂ and CO mixing ratios are combined to construct a quasi-continuous proxy record (FFCO₂*) from which surface fluxes (phi FFCO₂*) are determined using the ²²²Rn flux method. The trajectories of the air masses are analysed to determine emissions, which are representative for the Netherlands. We compared our observationally based estimates to the national inventories and we evaluated our methodology using the regional atmospheric transport model REMO. Based on 3 yr of observations we find annual mean phi FFCO₂* emissions of (4.7 +/- 1.6) kt km-2 a-1 which is in very good agreement with the Dutch inventories of (4.5 +/- 0.2) kt km-2 a-1 (average of 2006-2008).