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Improved Fossil CO 2 emissions for the North American Carbon Program (NACP) : the “Vulcan†project. Kevin Gurney Daniel Mendoza, Broc Seib, Chris Miller Purdue University Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science Purdue Climate Change Research Center Rosen Center for Advanced Computing
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Improved Fossil CO2 emissions for the North American Carbon Program (NACP) :the “Vulcan” project Kevin GurneyDaniel Mendoza, Broc Seib, Chris Miller Purdue UniversityDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric SciencePurdue Climate Change Research CenterRosen Center for Advanced Computing Steve Knox, Scott Denning, Kathy Corbin, Dennis Ojima Colorado State University Marc Fischer, Scott Murtishaw Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Supported by NASA grant NNG05GG12G www.purdue.edu/eas/carbon/vulcan.html
Old vs “Vulcan” natlog of tonnes C/day: January 3, 2002 Country-level consumption Distrib. By
“point” sources Tonnes C/day/facility
Dynamic emissions • Rush hours: • 8 am, 6 pm peaks • Dominant in exurban/rural
Science Management/Optimization/Living Both Sides Now……. Policy