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Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption and cement manufacture, 1751-1991; and an estimate of their isotopic composition and latitudinal distribution [electronic resource].

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Oakland, Calif. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Oakland Operations Office, 1994.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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24 pages : digital, PDF file
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy. Oakland Operations Office, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
This work briefly discusses four of the current research emphases at Oak Ridge National Laboratory regarding the emission of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from fossil fuel consumption, natural gas flaring and cement manufacture. These emphases include: (1) updating the 1950 to present time series of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel consumption and cement manufacture, (2) extending this time series back to 1751, (3) gridding the data at 1° by 1° resolution, and (4) estimating the isotopic signature of these emissions. In 1991, global emissions of CO₂ from fossil fuel and cement increased 1.5% over 1990 levels to 6188 × 10⁶ metric tonnes C. The Kuwaiti oil fires can account for all of the increase. Recently published energy data (Etemad et al., 1991) allow extension of the CO emissions time series back to 1751. Preliminary examination shows good agreement with two other, but shorter, energy time series. A latitudinal distribution of carbon emissions is being completed. A southward shift in the major mass of CO₂ emissions is occurring from European-North American latitudes towards central-southeast Asian latitudes, reflecting the growth of population and industrialization at these lower latitudes. The carbon isotopic signature of these emissions has been re-examined. The emissions of the last two decades are approximately 1{per_thousand} lighter than previously reported (Tans, 1981). This lightening of the emissions signature is due to fossil fuel gases and liquids, including a revision of their δ¹³C isotopic signature and an increased production rate.
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E 1.99:conf-9307181--4
conf-9307181--4
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Published through SciTech Connect.
10/01/1994.
"conf-9307181--4"
"DE95000488"
Snowmass Global Change Institute conference on the global carbon cycle,Snowmass, CO (United States),19-30 Jul 1993.
Andres, R.J.; Boden, T.; Marland, G.; Bischof, S.
Funding Information
AC05-84OR21400
AC05-76OR00033
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