Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions: 1850-2005
Abstract
Sulfur aerosols impact human health, ecosystems, agriculture, and global and regional climate. A new annual estimate of anthropogenic global and regional sulfur dioxide emissions has been constructed spanning the period 1850 - 2005. A combination of mass balance and best available inventory data was used in order to achieve the most accurate estimate possible. Global emissions peaked in the early 1970s and decreased until 2000, with an increase in recent years due to increased emissions in China, international shipping, and developing countries in general. An uncertainty analysis was conducted including both random and systemic uncertainties. The overall global uncertainty in sulfur dioxide emissions is relatively small, but regional uncertainties of up to 30% were found. The largest contributors to uncertainty at present are emissions from China and international shipping.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 991582
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-72901
KP1703020; TRN: US201021%%219
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(3):1101-1116
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURE; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOSYSTEMS; MASS BALANCE; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE
Citation Formats
Smith, Steven J, van Aardenne, John, Klimont, Z, Andres, Robert, Volke, April C, and Delgado Arias, Sabrina. Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions: 1850-2005. United States: N. p., 2011.
Web. doi:10.5194/acpd-10-16111-2010.
Smith, Steven J, van Aardenne, John, Klimont, Z, Andres, Robert, Volke, April C, & Delgado Arias, Sabrina. Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions: 1850-2005. United States. https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-10-16111-2010
Smith, Steven J, van Aardenne, John, Klimont, Z, Andres, Robert, Volke, April C, and Delgado Arias, Sabrina. 2011.
"Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions: 1850-2005". United States. https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-10-16111-2010.
@article{osti_991582,
title = {Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions: 1850-2005},
author = {Smith, Steven J and van Aardenne, John and Klimont, Z and Andres, Robert and Volke, April C and Delgado Arias, Sabrina},
abstractNote = {Sulfur aerosols impact human health, ecosystems, agriculture, and global and regional climate. A new annual estimate of anthropogenic global and regional sulfur dioxide emissions has been constructed spanning the period 1850 - 2005. A combination of mass balance and best available inventory data was used in order to achieve the most accurate estimate possible. Global emissions peaked in the early 1970s and decreased until 2000, with an increase in recent years due to increased emissions in China, international shipping, and developing countries in general. An uncertainty analysis was conducted including both random and systemic uncertainties. The overall global uncertainty in sulfur dioxide emissions is relatively small, but regional uncertainties of up to 30% were found. The largest contributors to uncertainty at present are emissions from China and international shipping.},
doi = {10.5194/acpd-10-16111-2010},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/991582},
journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(3):1101-1116},
number = ,
volume = 10,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Sun Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2011}
}