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Methane (CH4) sources in Krakow, Poland: insights from isotope analysis
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Carina van der Veen
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Jaroslaw Necki
Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Jakub Bartyzel
Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Barbara Szénási
Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (LSCE), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Mila Stanisavljević
Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Isabelle Pison
Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (LSCE), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Philippe Bousquet
Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (LSCE), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Thomas Röckmann
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Using measurements of methane isotopes in ambient air and a 3D atmospheric transport model, in Krakow, Poland, we mainly detected fossil-fuel-related sources, coming from coal mining in Silesia and from the use of natural gas in the city. Emission inventories report large emissions from coal mine activity in Silesia, which is in agreement with our measurements. However, methane sources in the urban area of Krakow related to the use of fossil fuels might be underestimated in the inventories.
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