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Table 2 CH4:CO2, CO:CO2 and N2O:CO2 ratios measured in the different parts of the world during non-summer seasons

From: Estimation of greenhouse gas emission factors based on observed covariance of CO2, CH4, N2O and CO mole fractions

Site/region

CH4:CO2

nmol μmol−1

N2O:CO2

nmol μmol−1

CO:CO2

nmol μmol−1

References

Arctic, European pollution plume

9.0–15.6

 

13.1–19.3

[18]

Black Forest, European mountain site

4.8–9.9

  

[25]

Ireland, western European pollution plume

7.2a

0.28a

 

[63]

Ireland

41.3

0.93

 

[64]

High Tatras, European mountain site

9.5–11.7

  

[65]

Los Angeles region, California, USA

7.8 ± 0.8

0.5 ± 0.3

11 ± 2

[66]

Irvine, California, USA

  

6.5–10.0

[67]

Rural site in China, 100 km NW from Beijing

  

39–75

[21]

South Corea, China

  

6–39

[68]

Los Angeles region, California, USA

5.3–7.3

  

[22]

Salt Lake Valley, Utah, USA

  

7.2–9.4

[27]

Alps, Germany, high mountain site

4.7–7.4

 

3.5–8.0

[69]

Rural site, Yangtze River Delta, China

5.5–7.5

  

[23]

Rural site, Pannonian Basin, Europe

6.7–13.8

0.15–0.31

15.0–25.8

This study

  1. aCalculated from the CH4:222Rn, N2O:222Rn and CO2:222Rn ratios given in the publication