Sulfur dioxide and primary carbonaceous aerosol emissions in China and India, 1996–2010

Abstract. China and India are the two largest anthropogenic aerosol generating countries in the world. In this study, we develop a new inventory of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and primary carbonaceous aerosol (i.e., black and organic carbon, BC and OC) emissions from these two countries for the period 1996–2010, using a technology-based methodology. Emissions from major anthropogenic sources and open biomass burning are included, and time-dependent trends in activity rates and emission factors are incorporated in the calculation. Year-specific monthly temporal distributions for major sectors and gridded emissions at a resolution of 0.1°×0.1° distributed by multiple year-by-year spatial proxies are also developed. In…

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  U.S. Department of Energy

  Awards: AC02-06CH11357, Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02, 06CH11357, No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02-
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  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Award: DE-AC02-06CH11357
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  University of Chicago

  Award: DE-AC02-06CH11357
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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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  Office of Science

  Awards: DE-AC02-06CH11357, Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02, No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, 06CH11357, AC02-06CH11357
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  Goddard Space Flight Center
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  Biological and Environmental Research

  Award: DE-AC02-06CH11357
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  Argonne National Laboratory

  Awards: DE-AC02, No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, 06CH11357, AC02-06CH11357, Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357