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Estimating vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from Boulder, Colorado, using horizontal path-integrated column measurements
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Journal Article
Estimating vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from Boulder, Colorado, using horizontal path-integrated column measurements
2019
Overview
We performed 7.5 weeks of path-integrated concentration measurements of CO2, CH4, H2O, and HDO over the city of Boulder, Colorado. An open-path dual-comb spectrometer simultaneously measured time-resolved data across a reference path, located near the mountains to the west of the city, and across an over-city path that intersected two-thirds of the city, including two major commuter arteries. By comparing the measured concentrations over the two paths when the wind is primarily out of the west, we observe daytime CO2 enhancements over the city. Given the warm weather and the measurement footprint, the dominant contribution to the CO2 enhancement is from city vehicle traffic. We use a Gaussian plume model combined with reported city traffic patterns to estimate city emissions of on-road CO2 as (6.2±2.2)×105 metric tons (t) CO2 yr−1 after correcting for non-traffic sources. Within the uncertainty, this value agrees with the city's bottom-up greenhouse gas inventory for the on-road vehicle sector of 4.5×105 t CO2 yr−1. Finally, we discuss experimental modifications that could lead to improved estimates from our path-integrated measurements.
