Articles | Volume 21, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16257-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16257-2021
Research article
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05 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 05 Nov 2021

Atmospheric observations consistent with reported decline in the UK's methane emissions (2013–2020)

Mark F. Lunt, Alistair J. Manning, Grant Allen, Tim Arnold, Stéphane J.-B. Bauguitte, Hartmut Boesch, Anita L. Ganesan, Aoife Grant, Carole Helfter, Eiko Nemitz, Simon J. O'Doherty, Paul I. Palmer, Joseph R. Pitt, Chris Rennick, Daniel Say, Kieran M. Stanley, Ann R. Stavert, Dickon Young, and Matt Rigby

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2021-548', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Aug 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2021-548', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Aug 2021
  • AC1: 'Comment on acp-2021-548', Mark Lunt, 24 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Mark Lunt on behalf of the Authors (24 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (05 Oct 2021) by Christoph Gerbig
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Short summary
We present an evaluation of the UK's methane emissions between 2013 and 2020 using a network of tall tower measurement sites. We find emissions that are consistent in both magnitude and trend with the UK's reported emissions, with a declining trend driven by a decrease in emissions from England. The impact of various components of the modelling set-up on these findings are explored through a number of sensitivity studies.
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