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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-2951-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-2951-2024
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07 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 07 Mar 2024

Six years of continuous carbon isotope composition measurements of methane in Heidelberg (Germany) – a study of source contributions and comparison to emission inventories

Antje Hoheisel and Martina Schmidt

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In Heidelberg, Germany, methane and its stable carbon isotope composition have been measured continuously with a cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) analyser since April 2014. These 6-year time series are analysed with the Keeling plot method for the isotopic composition of the sources, as well as seasonal variations and trends in methane emissions. The source contributions derived from atmospheric measurements were used to evaluate global and regional emission inventories of methane.
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