Estimating Upper Silesian coal mine methane emissions from airborne in situ observations and dispersion modeling

Kostinek, Julian; Roiger, Anke; Eckl, Maximilian; Fiehn, Alina; Luther, Andreas; Wildmann, Norman; Klausner, Theresa; Fix, Andreas; Knote, Christoph; Stohl, Andreas; Butz, André

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8791-2021

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10 Jun 2021

Research article |

| 10 Jun 2021

Estimating Upper Silesian coal mine methane emissions from airborne in situ observations and dispersion modeling

Julian Kostinek, Anke Roiger, Maximilian Eckl, Alina Fiehn, Andreas Luther, Norman Wildmann, Theresa Klausner, Andreas Fix, Christoph Knote, Andreas Stohl, and André Butz

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Referee Comment on "Estimating Upper Silesian coal mine methane emissions from airborne in situ observations and dispersion modeling"', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Julian Kostinek, 17 Mar 2021
SC1: 'Comment on acp-2020-962', Jaroslaw Necki, 23 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on SC1', Julian Kostinek, 17 Mar 2021
RC2: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Feb 2021
- AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Julian Kostinek, 17 Mar 2021
EC1: 'Comment on acp-2020-962', Ilse Aben, 07 Feb 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Julian Kostinek on behalf of the Authors (18 Mar 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Mar 2021) by Ilse Aben

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (02 May 2021)

ED: Publish as is (04 May 2021) by Ilse Aben

Short summary

Abundant mining and industrial activities in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin lead to large emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane. This study quantifies these emissions with continuous, high-precision airborne measurements and dispersion modeling. Our emission estimates are in line with values reported in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR 2017) but significantly lower than values reported in the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR v4.3.2).