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Carbon Dioxide Emissions of the City Center of Firenze, Italy: Measurement, Evaluation, and Source Partitioning

A. Matese Istituto di Biometeorologia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Florence, Italy

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01 Sep 2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JAMC1945.1
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Abstract

An eddy covariance station was installed in the city center of Firenze, Italy, to measure carbon fluxes at half-hourly intervals over a mostly homogeneous urban area. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission observations made over an initial period of 3.5 months were compared with indirect estimates of CO2 emissions based on inventory data sources of vehicle circulation and natural gas consumption for domestic heating and cooking. Such a comparison provided proper evaluation of the measurements. Using seasonal dynamics of observed fluxes, the overall CO2 source of the city center was partitioned into its major components (i.e., road traffic and domestic heating). Results were directly compared with CO2 source estimates based on inventory sources.

Corresponding author address: Alessandro Matese, IBIMET-CNR, Via Caproni, 8 50145 Florence, Italy. Email: a.matese@ibimet.cnr.it

Abstract

An eddy covariance station was installed in the city center of Firenze, Italy, to measure carbon fluxes at half-hourly intervals over a mostly homogeneous urban area. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission observations made over an initial period of 3.5 months were compared with indirect estimates of CO2 emissions based on inventory data sources of vehicle circulation and natural gas consumption for domestic heating and cooking. Such a comparison provided proper evaluation of the measurements. Using seasonal dynamics of observed fluxes, the overall CO2 source of the city center was partitioned into its major components (i.e., road traffic and domestic heating). Results were directly compared with CO2 source estimates based on inventory sources.

Corresponding author address: Alessandro Matese, IBIMET-CNR, Via Caproni, 8 50145 Florence, Italy. Email: a.matese@ibimet.cnr.it

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