Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) Global Air Pollutant Emissions, 1970-2015
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It includes emissions time series (1970-2015) and gridmaps for Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC), Methane (CH4), Ammonia (NH3), Nitrogen oxides (NOx), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Fine Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5) and Carbonaceous speciation (BC, OC).
Emission gridmaps are expressed in ton substance / 0.1degree x 0.1degree / year for the .txt files and in kg substance /m2 /s for the .nc files.
EDGAR aims to inform scientists and policy makers on the evolution of the emission inventories over time for all world countries and to provide the scientific community 0.1degX0.1deg gridmaps representing the emissions sources.
Emission gridmaps are expressed in ton substance / 0.1degree x 0.1degree / year for the .txt files and in kg substance /m2 /s for the .nc files.
EDGAR aims to inform scientists and policy makers on the evolution of the emission inventories over time for all world countries and to provide the scientific community 0.1degX0.1deg gridmaps representing the emissions sources.
This is a dataset managed by European Commission, Joint Research Centre
To access the data visit https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/overview.php?v=50_AP
Formats
Comma-separated values (CSV), NetCDF
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
1970-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Provenance & quality
The emissions in EDGAR are estimated based on the activity data from the international statistics (e.g. IEA, USGS, IFA, FAO etc.) and emissions factors from the official guidebooks such as IPCC and EEA/EMEP, and scientific literature. For emissions distribution on global gridmaps we use proxy data such as population, location of the point sources etc.
Correspondence/contact details
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Marilena.MUNTEAN@ec.europa.eu
Authors
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
European Commission, Joint Research Centre