Dramatic decline of observed atmospheric CO2 and CH4 during the COVID-19 lockdown over the Yangtze River Delta of China

• Published in: Journal of environmental sciences (China) Vol. 124; pp. 712 - 722
• Main Authors: Liang, Miao, Zhang, Yong, Ma, Qianli, Yu, Dajiang, Chen, Xiaojian, Cohen, Jason Blake
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2023; The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric CH4; Atmospheric CO2; COVID-19 lockdown; The Yangtze river delta; Atmospheric CH4; COVID-19 lockdown; Atmospheric CO2; The Yangtze river delta

The temporal variation of greenhouse gas concentrations in China during the COVID-19 lockdown in China is analyzed in this work using high resolution measurements of near surface △CO2, △CH4 and △CO concentrations above the background conditions at Lin'an station (LAN), a regional background sta...