Uncertainties in the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) emission inventory of greenhouse gases

Solazzo, Efisio; Crippa, Monica; Guizzardi, Diego; Muntean, Marilena; Choulga, Margarita; Janssens-Maenhout, Greet

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5655-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5655-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5655-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

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14 Apr 2021

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Uncertainties in the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) emission inventory of greenhouse gases

Efisio Solazzo, Monica Crippa, Diego Guizzardi, Marilena Muntean, Margarita Choulga, and Greet Janssens-Maenhout

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RC1: 'UNCERTAINTIES IN THE EDGAR EMISSION INVENTORY OF 1 GREENHOUSE GASES', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Nov 2020
RC2: 'Comments A. Visschedijk', Antoon Visschedijk, 17 Dec 2020
AC1: 'Authors' replies to comments (acp-2020-1102)', Efisio Solazzo, 25 Jan 2021

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We conducted an extensive analysis of the structural uncertainty of the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) emission inventory of greenhouse gases, which adds a much needed reliability dimension to the accuracy of the emission estimates. The study undertakes in-depth analyses of the implication of aggregating emissions from different sources and/or countries on the accuracy. Results are presented for all emissions sectors according to IPCC definitions.