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Schmidt, M., Glatzel-Mattheier, H., Sartorius, H., Worthy, D.E. and Levin, I. (2001). Western European N2O emissions: A top-down approach based on atmospheric observations. Journal of Geophysical Research 106: doi: 10.1029/2000JD900701. issn: 0148-0227. |
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We present a 3 year record of continuous gas chromatographic nitrous oxide (N2O) observations performed at the urban station Heidelberg (Germany) together with weekly flask data from a remote continental site, Schauinsland (Black Forest, Germany), and two-weekly integrated data from the maritime background station Iza¿a (Canary Islands). These data are supplemented by continuous atmospheric radon 222 observations. Mean rates of increase of N2O of 0.70--0.78 ppb yr-1 were observed over the continent and in maritime background air (Iza¿a). The well-mixed continental mixing ratio was found to be higher by only 1.1 ppb (Schauinsland) and 2.4 ppb (Heidelberg) than for maritime background air. Specially tailored data selection of the Heidelberg record allowed the changing influence of a regional N2O point source (adipic acid production, BASF AG) to be clearly identified. The radon (222Rn) tracer method was applied to nighttime N2O observations at Heidelberg to estimate mean regional emissions, which changed from (161¿32) μg N2O-N m-2 h-1 in 1996--1997 to (77¿10) μg N2O-N m-2 h-1 in 1998 as a consequence of 90% emission reduction from BASF. An estimate of the continental N2O flux from southwestern Europe based on further selected Heidelberg data (only well-mixed, late afternoon situations) and observations from the Schauinsland station yielded mean N2O fluxes of (43¿5) μg N2O-N m-2 h-1 and (42¿4) μg N2O-N m-2 h-1. These results compare well with statistical emissions inventories, when taking into account possible systematic errors of the radon tracer method of 30--35%. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union |
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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Biosphere/atmosphere interactions, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Constituent sources and sinks, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—constituent transport and chemistry |
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