The consolidated European synthesis of CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O emissions for the European Union and United Kingdom: 1990–2017
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Published:2021-05-28
Issue:5
Volume:13
Page:2307-2362
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ISSN:1866-3516
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Container-title:Earth System Science Data
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Earth Syst. Sci. Data
Author:
Petrescu Ana Maria Roxana, Qiu Chunjing, Ciais Philippe, Thompson Rona L.ORCID, Peylin Philippe, McGrath Matthew J., Solazzo EfisioORCID, Janssens-Maenhout GreetORCID, Tubiello Francesco N.ORCID, Bergamaschi PeterORCID, Brunner DominikORCID, Peters Glen P.ORCID, Höglund-Isaksson LenaORCID, Regnier Pierre, Lauerwald Ronny, Bastviken DavidORCID, Tsuruta AkiORCID, Winiwarter Wilfried, Patra Prabir K.ORCID, Kuhnert Matthias, Oreggioni Gabriel D., Crippa Monica, Saunois Marielle, Perugini LuciaORCID, Markkanen Tiina, Aalto TuulaORCID, Groot Zwaaftink Christine D.ORCID, Tian HanqinORCID, Yao Yuanzhi, Wilson ChrisORCID, Conchedda Giulia, Günther Dirk, Leip Adrian, Smith PeteORCID, Haussaire Jean-Matthieu, Leppänen Antti, Manning Alistair J.ORCID, McNorton Joe, Brockmann Patrick, Dolman Albertus JohannesORCID
Abstract
Abstract. Reliable quantification of the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, together with trends and uncertainties, is essential to monitoring the
progress in mitigating anthropogenic emissions under the Paris Agreement. This study provides a consolidated synthesis of CH4 and
N2O emissions with consistently derived state-of-the-art bottom-up (BU) and top-down (TD) data sources for the European Union and UK
(EU27 + UK). We integrate recent emission inventory data, ecosystem process-based model results and inverse modeling estimates over the period
1990–2017. BU and TD products are compared with European national greenhouse gas inventories (NGHGIs) reported to the UN climate convention UNFCCC secretariat
in 2019. For uncertainties, we used for NGHGIs the standard deviation obtained by varying parameters of inventory calculations, reported by the
member states (MSs) following the recommendations of the IPCC Guidelines. For atmospheric inversion models (TD) or other inventory datasets (BU), we defined
uncertainties from the spread between different model estimates or model-specific uncertainties when reported. In comparing NGHGIs with other
approaches, a key source of bias is the activities included, e.g., anthropogenic versus anthropogenic plus natural fluxes. In inversions, the
separation between anthropogenic and natural emissions is sensitive to the geospatial prior distribution of emissions. Over the 2011–2015 period,
which is the common denominator of data availability between all sources, the anthropogenic BU approaches are directly comparable, reporting mean
emissions of 20.8 Tg CH4 yr−1 (EDGAR v5.0) and 19.0 Tg CH4 yr−1 (GAINS), consistent with the NGHGI estimates of
18.9 ± 1.7 Tg CH4 yr−1. The estimates of TD total inversions give higher emission estimates, as they also include natural
emissions. Over the same period regional TD inversions with higher-resolution atmospheric transport models give a mean emission of
28.8 Tg CH4 yr−1. Coarser-resolution global TD inversions are consistent with regional TD inversions, for global inversions with
GOSAT satellite data (23.3 Tg CH4 yr−1) and surface network (24.4 Tg CH4 yr−1). The magnitude of natural
peatland emissions from the JSBACH–HIMMELI model, natural rivers and lakes emissions, and geological sources together account for the gap between
NGHGIs and inversions and account for 5.2 Tg CH4 yr−1. For N2O emissions, over the 2011–2015 period, both BU approaches
(EDGAR v5.0 and GAINS) give a mean value of anthropogenic emissions of 0.8 and 0.9 Tg N2O yr−1, respectively, agreeing with the
NGHGI data (0.9 ± 0.6 Tg N2O yr−1). Over the same period, the average of the three total TD global and regional inversions
was 1.3 ± 0.4 and 1.3 ± 0.1 Tg N2O yr−1, respectively. The TD and BU comparison method defined in this study can be
operationalized for future yearly updates for the calculation of CH4 and N2O budgets both at the EU+UK scale and at the national
scale. The referenced datasets related to figures are visualized at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4590875 (Petrescu et al., 2020b).
Funder
H2020 European Research Council
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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