Estimation of Nocturnal Area Fluxes of Carbon Cycle Gases in Saint Petersburg Suburbs
- Authors: Makarova M.V.1, Arabadzhyan D.K.1, Foka S.C.1, Paramonova N.N.2, Poberovskii A.V.1, Timofeev Y.M.1, Pankratova N.V.3, Rakitin V.S.3
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Affiliations:
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
- Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Issue: Vol 43, No 7 (2018)
- Pages: 449-455
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1068-3739/article/view/230609
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S106837391807004X
- ID: 230609
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Abstract
Carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon monoxide are the carbon cycle gases, the data on their emissions are needed when monitoring air pollution and developing methods for reducing anthropogenic emissions to the atmosphere and for climate forecasting. The estimates of nocturnal area fluxes for CO2, CH4, and CO presented for a suburb of Saint Petersburg (Peterhof) are obtained using the box model and continuous observations of concentration of these gases. The mean values of CH4, CO2, and CO fluxes estimated for Peterhof for 2014–2015 are 44 ± 27, 6100 ± 4000, and 90 ± 100 t/(km2 year), respectively. The intensity of the CO area flux has pronounced seasonal variations characterized by the maximum of ~(160 ± 120) t/(km2 year) in November—February and by the minimum of ~(30 ± 20) t/(km2 year) in June-July. The analysis of the ratio of CO/CO2 fluxes identified the main types of anthropogenic sources typical of Peterhof: motor transport, natural gas combustion, and the use of wood stoves for the heating of private low-rise buildings (in the cold season).
About the authors
M. V. Makarova
Saint Petersburg State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, Universitetskaya nab. 7–9, St. Petersburg, 199034
D. K. Arabadzhyan
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, Universitetskaya nab. 7–9, St. Petersburg, 199034
S. Ch. Foka
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, Universitetskaya nab. 7–9, St. Petersburg, 199034
N. N. Paramonova
Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Karbysheva 7, St. Petersburg, 194021
A. V. Poberovskii
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, Universitetskaya nab. 7–9, St. Petersburg, 199034
Yu. M. Timofeev
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, Universitetskaya nab. 7–9, St. Petersburg, 199034
N. V. Pankratova
Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, Pyzhevskii per. 3, Moscow, 119017
V. S. Rakitin
Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Email: zaits@troll.phys.spbu.ru
Russian Federation, Pyzhevskii per. 3, Moscow, 119017