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Research article
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08 Sep 2021
Research article |
| 08 Sep 2021
| 08 Sep 2021
Mobile atmospheric measurements and local-scale inverse estimation of the location and rates of brief CH4 and CO2 releases from point sources
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Grégoire Broquet
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Camille Yver-Kwok
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Olivier Laurent
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Susan Gichuki
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Christopher Caldow
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Ford Cropley
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Thomas Lauvaux
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Michel Ramonet
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Guillaume Berthe
IFP Energies nouvelles-Géoscience, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison CEDEX,
France
Frédéric Martin
IFP Energies nouvelles-Géoscience, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison CEDEX,
France
Olivier Duclaux
TOTAL Laboratoire Qualité de l'Air (LQA), 69360 Solaize CEDEX,
France
Catherine Juery
TOTAL Laboratoire Qualité de l'Air (LQA), 69360 Solaize CEDEX,
France
Caroline Bouchet
SUEZ-Smart & Environmental Solutions, Tour CB21/16 place de l'Iris,
92040, La Défense, France
Philippe Ciais
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL),
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Short summary
This study presents a simple atmospheric inversion modeling framework for the localization and quantification of unknown CH4 and CO2 emissions from point sources based on near-surface mobile concentration measurements and a Gaussian plume dispersion model. It is applied for the estimate of a series of brief controlled releases of CH4 and CO2 with a wide range of rates during the TOTAL TADI-2018 experiment. Results indicate a ~10 %–40 % average error on the estimate of the release rates.
This study presents a simple atmospheric inversion modeling framework for the localization and...
