Articles | Volume 25, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6725-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6725-2025
Research article
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03 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 03 Jul 2025

Estimation of diurnal emissions of CO2 from thermal power plants using spaceborne integrated path differential absorption (IPDA) lidar

Xuanye Zhang, Hailong Yang, Lingbing Bu, Zengchang Fan, Wei Xiao, Binglong Chen, Lu Zhang, Sihan Liu, Zhongting Wang, Jiqiao Liu, Weibiao Chen, and Xuhui Lee

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3152', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Nov 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Xuanye Zhang, 12 Mar 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3152', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Feb 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Xuanye Zhang, 12 Mar 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Xuanye Zhang on behalf of the Authors (12 Mar 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (31 Mar 2025) by Ilse Aben
AR by Xuanye Zhang on behalf of the Authors (01 Apr 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
This study utilized the IPDA (integrated path differential absorption) lidar on board the DQ-1 satellite to monitor emissions from localized strong point sources and, for the first time, observed the diurnal variation in CO2 emissions from a high-latitude power plant. Overall, power plant CO2 emissions were largely consistent with local electricity consumption patterns, with most plants emitting less at night than during the day and with higher emissions in winter compared to spring and autumn.
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