Methane and carbon dioxide fluxes and source partitioning in urban areas: The case study of Florence, Italy
2012
Gioli, B. | Toscano, P. | Lugato, E. | Matese, A. | Miglietta, F. | Zaldei, A. | Vaccari, F.P.
Long-term fluxes of CO₂, and combined short-term fluxes of CH₄ and CO₂ were measured with the eddy covariance technique in the city centre of Florence. CO₂ long-term weekly fluxes exhibit a high seasonality, ranging from 39 to 172% of the mean annual value in summer and winter respectively, while CH₄ fluxes are relevant and don’t exhibit temporal variability. Contribution of road traffic and domestic heating has been estimated through multi-regression models combined with inventorial traffic and CH₄ consumption data, revealing that heating accounts for more than 80% of observed CO₂ fluxes. Those two components are instead responsible for only 14% of observed CH₄ fluxes, while the major residual part is likely dominated by gas network leakages. CH₄ fluxes expressed as CO₂ equivalent represent about 8% of CO₂ emissions, ranging from 16% in summer to 4% in winter, and cannot therefore be neglected when assessing greenhouse impact of cities.
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