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ECV Products and Requirements for Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions

These products and requirements reflect the Implementation Plan 2016 (GCOS-200). GCOS is reviewing and will update the requirements until 2022. More information on: gcos.wmo.int.

 

PRODUCT DEFINITION FREQ. RES. REQ. MEAS. UNCERT. STAB. STANDARDS/ REFERENCES
Emissions from fossil fuel use, industry, agriculture and waste sectors Anthropogenic emissions according to IPCC guidelines Annual By country and sector Globally 5%; Nationally 10%   IPCC (2006); IPCC (2013)
Emissions/ removals by IPCC land categories Anthropogenic emissions and removals from the LULCF category according to IPCC guidelines Annual By country/ region Globally 15%; Nationally 20%   IPCC (2006); IPCC (2013)
Estimated fluxes by inversions of observed atmospheric composition ? continental GHG emission/ removals (modelled using inversion of atmospheric composition), continental scale Annual 1000 - 10,000 km 10%    
Estimated fluxes by inversions of observed atmospheric composition - national GHG emission/ removals (modelled using inversion of atmospheric composition), national scale Annual 100-1000 km 30%    
Hi-res CO2 column concentrations to monitor point sources Spatially resolved GHG emission plume around local source 4 hourly 1 km 1ppm    

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