A very high-resolution (1 km×1 km) global fossil fuel CO 2 emission inventory derived using a point source database and satellite observations of nighttime lights

Abstract. Emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion are a critical quantity that must be accurately given in established flux inversion frameworks. Work with emerging satellite-based inversions requires spatiotemporally-detailed inventories that permit analysis of regional natural sources and sinks. Conventional approaches for disaggregating national emissions beyond the country and city levels based on population distribution have certain difficulties in their application. We developed a global 1 km×1 km annual fossil fuel CO2 emission inventory for the years 1980–2007 by combining a worldwide point source database and satellite observations of the global nightlight distribution. In addition to estimating…

• CU
  Columbia University
• UO
  University of Edinburgh
• UO
  University of Melbourne
• MO
  Ministry of Education, India
• NO
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• UA
  U.S. Air Force
• JA
  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency