Carbon dioxide and methane measurements from the Los Angeles Megacity Carbon Project – Part 1: calibration, urban enhancements, and uncertainty estimates

Verhulst, Kristal R.; Karion, Anna; Kim, Jooil; Salameh, Peter K.; Keeling, Ralph F.; Newman, Sally; Miller, John; Sloop, Christopher; Pongetti, Thomas; Rao, Preeti; Wong, Clare; Hopkins, Francesca M.; Yadav, Vineet; Weiss, Ray F.; Duren, Riley M.; Miller, Charles E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8313-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8313-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8313-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 13

Research article

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07 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 07 Jul 2017

Carbon dioxide and methane measurements from the Los Angeles Megacity Carbon Project – Part 1: calibration, urban enhancements, and uncertainty estimates

Kristal R. Verhulst, Anna Karion, Jooil Kim, Peter K. Salameh, Ralph F. Keeling, Sally Newman, John Miller, Christopher Sloop, Thomas Pongetti, Preeti Rao, Clare Wong, Francesca M. Hopkins, Vineet Yadav, Ray F. Weiss, Riley M. Duren, and Charles E. Miller

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RC1: 'Review of "Carbon Dioxide and Methane Measurements from the Los Angeles Megacity Carbon Project: 1. Calibration, Urban Enhancements, and Uncertainty Estimates" by Verhulst et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Nov 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #1 Comments', Kristal R. Verhulst, 05 Apr 2017
SC1: 'Short comment', Levi Golston, 15 Dec 2016
- AC1: 'Response to short comment', Kristal R. Verhulst, 04 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Review of Verhulst et al. (2017)', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Jan 2017
- AC3: 'Response to Referee #2 Comments', Kristal R. Verhulst, 05 Apr 2017
RC3: 'Referee Comment on: Carbon Dioxide and Methane Measurements from the Los Angeles Megacity Carbon Project: 1. Calibration, Urban Enhancements, and Uncertainty Estimates', Anonymous Referee #3, 02 Feb 2017
- AC4: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #3 Comments', Kristal R. Verhulst, 06 Apr 2017

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We present the first carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) measurements from an extensive surface network as part of the Los Angeles Megacity Carbon Project. We describe methods that are essential for understanding carbon fluxes from complex urban environments. CO₂ and CH₄ levels are spatially and temporally variable, with urban sites showing significant enhancements relative to background. In 2015, the median afternoon enhancement near downtown Los Angeles was ~15 ppm CO₂ and ~80 ppb CH₄.