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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10335-2019
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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14 Aug 2019
Research article |
| 14 Aug 2019
| 14 Aug 2019
Perfluorocyclobutane (PFC-318, c-C4F8) in the global atmosphere
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Cathy M. Trudinger
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale,
Victoria, Australia
Luke M. Western
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Matthew Rigby
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Martin K. Vollmer
Laboratory for Air Pollution and Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf,
Switzerland
Sunyoung Park
KNU, Institute of Oceanography, College of Natural Sciences,
Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
Alistair J. Manning
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK
Daniel Say
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Anita Ganesan
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
L. Paul Steele
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale,
Victoria, Australia
Diane J. Ivy
Center for Global Change Science, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Tim Arnold
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, UK
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Shanlan Li
KNU, Institute of Oceanography, College of Natural Sciences,
Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
Andreas Stohl
NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Christina M. Harth
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Peter K. Salameh
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Archie McCulloch
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Simon O'Doherty
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Mi-Kyung Park
KNU, Institute of Oceanography, College of Natural Sciences,
Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
Chun Ok Jo
KNU, Institute of Oceanography, College of Natural Sciences,
Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
Dickon Young
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Kieran M. Stanley
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Paul B. Krummel
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale,
Victoria, Australia
Blagoj Mitrevski
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale,
Victoria, Australia
Ove Hermansen
NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Chris Lunder
NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Nikolaos Evangeliou
NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Bo Yao
Meteorological Observation Centre (MOC), China Meteorological
Administration (CMA), Beijing, China
Jooil Kim
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Benjamin Hmiel
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of
Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Christo Buizert
College of College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
Vasilii V. Petrenko
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of
Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Jgor Arduini
Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino,
Urbino, Italy
ISAC-CNR, Bologna, Italy
Michela Maione
Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino,
Urbino, Italy
ISAC-CNR, Bologna, Italy
David M. Etheridge
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale,
Victoria, Australia
Eleni Michalopoulou
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Mike Czerniak
Edwards LTD, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, UK
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Stefan Reimann
Laboratory for Air Pollution and Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf,
Switzerland
Peter G. Simmonds
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Paul J. Fraser
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale,
Victoria, Australia
Ronald G. Prinn
Center for Global Change Science, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Ray F. Weiss
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Short summary
We discuss atmospheric concentrations and emissions of the strong greenhouse gas perfluorocyclobutane. A large fraction of recent emissions stem from China, India, and Russia, probably as a by-product from the production of fluoropolymers and fluorochemicals. Most historic emissions likely stem from developed countries. Total emissions are higher than what is being reported. Clearly, more measurements and better reporting are needed to understand emissions of this and other greenhouse gases.
We discuss atmospheric concentrations and emissions of the strong greenhouse gas...
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