Catalog of NO_x point source emissions (version 2)

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We present an updated (v2) catalog of NOx emissions from point sources as derived from TROPOMI measurements of NO2 (PAL product, May 2018 - Nov 2021) combined with wind fields from ERA5. Compared to version 1 of the catalog, several improvements have been introduced to the algorithm. Most importantly, several corrections are applied, accounting for the effects of plume height on satellite sensitivity, 3D topographic effects, and the chemical loss of NOx , resulting in considerably higher and more accurate NOx emissions. In addition, error estimates are provided for each point source, taking into account the uncertainties of the individual retrieval steps. The catalog v2 is based on a fully automated iterative detection algorithm of point sources worldwide. It lists 1139 locations that have been found to be significant NOx sources. The majority of these locations match to power plants listed in the global power plant database. Other NOx point sources correspond to cement plants, metal smelters, industrial areas, or medium-sized cities.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.26050/WDCC/No_xPointEmissionsV2
Metadata Access https://dmoai.cloud.dkrz.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=iso19115&identifier=oai:wdcc.dkrz.de:iso_3967277
Provenance
Creator Steffen Beirle; Christian Borger; Adrian Jost; Thomas Wagner
Publisher World Data Center for Climate (WDCC)
Publication Year 2023
Rights CC BY 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact www.mpic.de; http://www.caribic-atmospheric.com
Representation
Language English
Resource Type collection ; collection
Format NetCDF; CSV
Size 2812 MB
Version 1
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-180.000W, -50.000S, 180.000E, 72.000N)
Temporal Coverage Begin 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2021-11-30T00:00:00Z