Source apportionment of methane and nitrous oxide in California's San Joaquin Valley at CalNex 2010 via positive matrix factorization

Guha, A.; Gentner, D. R.; Weber, R. J.; Provencal, R.; Goldstein, A. H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12043-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12043-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12043-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 20

Research article

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29 Oct 2015

Research article |

| 29 Oct 2015

Source apportionment of methane and nitrous oxide in California's San Joaquin Valley at CalNex 2010 via positive matrix factorization

A. Guha, D. R. Gentner, R. J. Weber, R. Provencal, and A. H. Goldstein

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RC C874: 'Review of "Source apportionment of methane and nitrous oxide in California’s San Joaquin Valley at CalNex 2010 via positive matrix factorization", cpd-15-6077-2015', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Mar 2015
- AC C6453: 'Response to comments from Referee 1', Abhinav Guha, 31 Aug 2015
RC C4101: 'review of acp-2014-856', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Jun 2015
- AC C6460: 'Response to comments from Referee 2', Abhinav Guha, 31 Aug 2015

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We perform a positive matrix factorization (PMF)-based source apportionment by combining GHG measurements with coincident VOC measurements in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Using VOCs as source tracers, we identify dairies and livestock as major sources of CH4 and N2O in the region. Agriculture is a significant source of N2O enhancements too, while vehicle emissions are found to be a negligible source of N2O. The findings are relevant to the state’s GHG inventory verification process.