Articles | Volume 18, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4765-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4765-2018
Research article
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09 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 09 Apr 2018

Estimates of CO2 fluxes over the city of Cape Town, South Africa, through Bayesian inverse modelling

Alecia Nickless, Peter J. Rayner, Francois Engelbrecht, Ernst-Günther Brunke, Birgit Erni, and Robert J. Scholes

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Carbon dioxide emissions and uptake were estimated for Cape Town, South Africa. We placed two high-precision analysers in lighthouses located on either end of Cape Town (Robben Island and Hangklip). The Cape Point GAW station provided background measurements. We were able to improve the agreement between modelled and observed concentrations, relative to initial estimates provided. This methodology could potentially be scaled up to provide monitoring and verification of city emissions.
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