CFC-12 Emissions Distribution Grid, 1980-1990, Based on GDP and Population

The Global Emissions Inventory Activity (GEIA) dataset provides a gridded percentage distribution of CFC-12 emissions, calculated from production and sales time series (1930-2000) and allocated using national GDP fractions and population distribution. Results are presented as gridsquare percentages for applying to global emission totals, with the primary distribution intended for the years 1980 to 1990. The dataset was compiled by SCIOPS and is based on methodologies from McCulloch et al. (1994, 2002).

Use Cases

• Modeling historical atmospheric concentrations of CFC-12 based on the described gridded emission distribution.
• Analyzing the relationship between economic activity (GDP) and pollutant release based on the described national allocation method.
• Studying the spatial correlation between population density and CFC-12 emissions based on the described within-country distribution logic.
• Projecting future CFC-12 releases from existing 'banks' in refrigeration systems based on the referenced scenario framework.

Strengths

• Provides a calculated global emissions time series from 1930 to 2000, as referenced in the source material.
• Emissions distribution is derived from specific methodologies using national GDP and population data, as described in McCulloch et al.

Limitations

• Last updated 2000-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The distribution is recommended for 1980-1990 and applied to other years only with caution, as stated in the description.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS, compiled from methodologies in McCulloch et al. (2002), which used data from AFEAS and UNEP.

Collection Method

Emissions calculated from production/sales time series and distributed using national GDP fractions and population grids.

Time Range

Primary distribution for 1980-1990, with underlying global emission data from 1930 to 2000.

Freshness

Static dataset last updated on 2000-12-31.

Geography

Global, distributed to individual gridsquares.