Open AccessFlux calculation using CARIBIC DOAS aircraft measurements: SO 2 emission of Norilsk
Author(s) -
Walter D.,
Heue K.P.,
RautheSchöch A.,
Brenninkmeijer C. A. M.,
Lamsal L. N.,
Krotkov N. A.,
Platt U.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2011jd017335
Subject(s) - environmental science , remote sensing , flux (metallurgy) , satellite , meteorology , trace gas , atmospheric sciences , aerospace engineering , geology , materials science , physics , engineering , metallurgy
Based on a case‐study of the nickel smelter in Norilsk (Siberia), the retrieval of trace gas fluxes using airborne remote sensing is discussed. A DOAS system onboard an Airbus 340 detected large amounts of SO 2 and NO 2 near Norilsk during a regular passenger flight within the CARIBIC project. The remote sensing data were combined with ECMWF wind data to estimate the SO 2 output of the Norilsk industrial complex to be around 1 Mt per year, which is in agreement with independent estimates. This value is compared to results using data from satellite remote sensing (GOME, OMI). The validity of the assumptions underlying our estimate is discussed, including the adaptation of this method to other gases and sources like the NO 2 emissions of large industries or cities.