Gridded uncertainty in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emission maps, a CDIAC example

Andres, Robert J.; Boden, Thomas A.; Higdon, David M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14979-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14979-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14979-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 23

Research article

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05 Dec 2016

Research article |

| 05 Dec 2016

Gridded uncertainty in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emission maps, a CDIAC example

Robert J. Andres, Thomas A. Boden, and David M. Higdon

Data sets

Annual Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions: Uncertainty of Emissions Gridded by One Degree Latitude by One Degree Longitude R. J. Andres and T. A. Boden https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/ffe.AnnualUncertainty.2016

Monthly Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions: Uncertainty of Emissions Gridded by One Degree Latitude by One Degree Longitude R. J. Andres and T. A. Boden https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/ffe.MonthlyUncertainty.2016

Global, Regional, and National Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions T. A. Boden, R. J. Andres, and G. Marland http://10.3334/CDIAC/00001_V2016

Short summary

Due to a lack of physical measurements at appropriate spatial and temporal scales, all current global maps of fossil fuel carbon dioxide (FFCO₂) emissions use one or more proxies to distribute those emissions. These proxies and distribution schemes introduce additional uncertainty into the maps. This paper examines the uncertainty associated with the magnitude of gridded FFCO₂ emissions and includes uncertainty contributions from the spatial, temporal, proxy, and magnitude components.