Greenhouse gas network design using backward Lagrangian particle dispersion modelling &ndash; Part 2: Sensitivity analyses and South African test case

Nickless, A.; Ziehn, T.; Rayner, P.J.; Scholes, R.J.; Engelbrecht, F.

doi:10.5194/acp-15-2051-2015

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Greenhouse gas network design using backward Lagrangian particle dispersion modelling – Part 2: Sensitivity analyses and South African test case

A. Nickless, T. Ziehn, P.J. Rayner, R.J. Scholes, and F. Engelbrecht

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Short summary

This study aims to provide an optimal network design for the placement of new atmospheric monitoring stations around South Africa, to best estimate the emission and uptake of carbon dioxide fluxes due to both anthropogenic and natural sources. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was performed on the impact that certain parameters would have on the final network solution, considering the inverse modelling framework, the transport model and the use of a different optimisation routine.