Global Black Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuels and Biomass Burning in 1984

GEIA provides a global inventory of black carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning for the year 1984. Fossil fuel emissions are derived from 23 distinct fuel types, with coal, lignite, and diesel contributing the majority. Biomass burning emissions are calculated from deforestation and savanna burning estimates, incorporating seasonality data from satellite observations and published methodologies.

Use Cases

• Modeling the global atmospheric transport of black carbon aerosols using 1-degree gridded emission data.
• Analyzing the relative contribution of 23 fossil fuel types, such as coal and diesel, to total black carbon emissions.
• Studying the seasonal patterns of biomass burning emissions, particularly in Africa, using modified satellite-derived seasonality.
• Comparing emission estimates from fossil fuel sources against those from biomass burning sources like deforestation and savanna fires.

Strengths

• Global spatial coverage with data provided on a 1-degree latitude by 1-degree longitude grid.
• Distinguishes emissions from two major source categories: fossil fuel combustion (23 types) and biomass burning.
• Biomass burning emissions incorporate seasonality adjustments based on satellite observations over a five-year period.

Limitations

• The dataset represents a single snapshot year (1984) and is temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are not provided in the available description.
• Biomass burning seasonality for some regions relies on assumptions, such as for extra-tropical forest fires.

Provenance

Source

Global Emissions Inventory Activity (GEIA), organization SCIOPS.

Collection Method

Fossil fuel emissions compiled from fuel type data. Biomass burning emissions compiled from deforestation and savanna burning estimates, with seasonality modified using satellite data and published methods (Cooke and Wilson, 1996; Hao et al., 1991).

Time Range

1984

Geography

Global