Articles | Volume 21, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17607-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17607-2021
Research article
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03 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 03 Dec 2021

Long-term atmospheric emissions for the Coal Oil Point natural marine hydrocarbon seep field, offshore California

Ira Leifer, Christopher Melton, and Donald R. Blake

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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-2020-1234', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Jul 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Ira Leifer, 02 Aug 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2020-1234', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Jul 2021
  • CC1: 'Comment on acp-2020-1234', Ira Leifer, 02 Aug 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Sarah Buchmann on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2021)  Author's response
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 Sep 2021) by Timothy Bertram
AR by Ira Leifer on behalf of the Authors (27 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (27 Sep 2021) by Timothy Bertram
AR by Ira Leifer on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Ira Leifer on behalf of the Authors (25 Nov 2021)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (01 Dec 2021) by Timothy Bertram
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Short summary
We demonstrate a novel application using air quality station data to derive 3-decade-averaged emissions from the Coal Oil Point (COP) seep field, a highly spatially and temporally variable geological migration system. Emissions were 19 Gg per year, suggesting that the COP seep field contributes 0.27 % of the global marine seep budget based on a recent estimate. This provides an advance over snapshot survey values by accounting for seasonal and interannual variations.
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