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dc.contributor.author Nickless, A
dc.contributor.author Scholes, B
dc.contributor.author Brunke, E
dc.date.accessioned 2012-10-29T09:36:34Z
dc.date.available 2012-10-29T09:36:34Z
dc.date.issued 2012-10
dc.identifier.citation Nickless, A, Scholes, B and Brunke, E. The Cape Town Carbon Observatory. 4th CSIR Biennial Conference: Real problems relevant solutions, CSIR, Pretoria, 9-10 October 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6236
dc.description 4th CSIR Biennial Conference: Real problems relevant solutions, CSIR, Pretoria, 9-10 October 2012 en_US
dc.description.abstract Calculating the greenhouse gas emissions from an area is usually done by adding up all the known sources. Some can be missed, and others under-reported. But there is now a way to conduct an independent check. By measuring the concentration of gases in the air very precisely and continuously, and by knowing how the air moves over the Earth’s surface, it is possible to estimate where the gases came from, and in what quantity. This is called inverse modelling. The method has been developed and tested at the scale of the whole planet, but this does not give any national or local detail – the scales at which greenhouse gas management occurs. The Carbon Observatory project is testing whether the inverse modelling method can be applied at the scale of a large metropolitan area. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Greenhouse gas emissions en_US
dc.subject Inverse modelling en_US
dc.subject Carbon Observatory project en_US
dc.subject Global Atmospheric Watch Stations en_US
dc.subject Carbon emissions en_US
dc.subject SA-ICON en_US
dc.subject Air movement en_US
dc.subject Carbon uptake en_US
dc.subject Gases en_US
dc.title The Cape Town Carbon Observatory en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Nickless, A., Scholes, B., & Brunke, E. (2012). The Cape Town Carbon Observatory. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6236 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Nickless, A, B Scholes, and E Brunke. "The Cape Town Carbon Observatory." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6236 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Nickless A, Scholes B, Brunke E, The Cape Town Carbon Observatory; 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6236 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Nickless, A AU - Scholes, B AU - Brunke, E AB - Calculating the greenhouse gas emissions from an area is usually done by adding up all the known sources. Some can be missed, and others under-reported. But there is now a way to conduct an independent check. By measuring the concentration of gases in the air very precisely and continuously, and by knowing how the air moves over the Earth’s surface, it is possible to estimate where the gases came from, and in what quantity. This is called inverse modelling. The method has been developed and tested at the scale of the whole planet, but this does not give any national or local detail – the scales at which greenhouse gas management occurs. The Carbon Observatory project is testing whether the inverse modelling method can be applied at the scale of a large metropolitan area. DA - 2012-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Greenhouse gas emissions KW - Inverse modelling KW - Carbon Observatory project KW - Global Atmospheric Watch Stations KW - Carbon emissions KW - SA-ICON KW - Air movement KW - Carbon uptake KW - Gases LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 T1 - The Cape Town Carbon Observatory TI - The Cape Town Carbon Observatory UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6236 ER - en_ZA


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