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Greenhouse gas observations from the metropolitan area of Barcelona by ICTA-UAB (2026-04 release)

Collection
10.18160/RENK-783U (target, metadata)

This collection contains hourly averaged greenhouse gas observations of CH₄ and CO₂ at five stations in the Barcelona metropolitan area, starting in May 2021. In addition, one of the stations also provides CO observations.

These measurements are performed by ICTA-UAB in the framework of the ERC URBAG project (https://urbag.eu/), contribute to the ICOS Cities (also known as PAUL) project (GA 101037319), to to ICTA-UAB “María de Maeztu” Programme for Units of Excellence of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (CEX2024-001506-M funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), and to GASPOF (Pervasive gas sensing using optical fibers, as part of the communication network of the future, project #101189654) funded by the European Union (HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-54).

Measurements are carried out using Picarro CRDS instruments. Instrument drift is monitored using a daily target tank, and calibration is performed every 2–3 weeks. The working standards are calibrated against NOAA secondary standards.

2026
ICOS ERIC -- Carbon Portal
barcelona, ch4, co, co2, dry air mole fraction, high-cost, urban
Monteiro, V., Villalba Mendez, G., 2026. Greenhouse gas observations from the metropolitan area of Barcelona by ICTA-UAB (2026-04 release). https://doi.org/10.18160/RENK-783U
BibTex
@misc{https://doi.org/10.18160/renk-783u,
  doi = {10.18160/RENK-783U},
  url = {https://citymeta.icos-cp.eu/collections/jo-fEGwBGraVKLH4qOIDDvX6},
  author = {Monteiro, Vanessa and Villalba Mendez, Gara},
  keywords = {barcelona, ch4, co, co2, dry air mole fraction, high-cost, urban},
  title = {Greenhouse gas observations from the metropolitan area of Barcelona by ICTA-UAB (2026-04 release)},
  publisher = {ICOS ERIC -- Carbon Portal},
  year = {2026},
  copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}
}
RIS
TY  - GEN
T1  - Greenhouse gas observations from the metropolitan area of Barcelona by ICTA-UAB (2026-04 release)
AU  - Monteiro, Vanessa
AU  - Villalba Mendez, Gara
DO  - 10.18160/RENK-783U
UR  - https://citymeta.icos-cp.eu/collections/jo-fEGwBGraVKLH4qOIDDvX6
AB  - This collection contains hourly averaged greenhouse gas observations of CH₄ and CO₂ at five stations in the Barcelona metropolitan area, starting in May 2021. In addition, one of the stations also provides CO observations. 

These measurements are performed by ICTA-UAB in the framework of the ERC URBAG project (https://urbag.eu/), contribute to the ICOS Cities (also known as PAUL) project (GA 101037319), to  to ICTA-UAB “María de Maeztu” Programme for Units of Excellence of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (CEX2024-001506-M funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), and to GASPOF (Pervasive gas sensing using optical fibers, as part of the communication network of the future, project #101189654) funded by the European Union  (HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-54).

Measurements are carried out using Picarro CRDS instruments. Instrument drift is monitored using a daily target tank, and calibration is performed every 2–3 weeks. The working standards are calibrated against NOAA secondary standards.
KW  - barcelona
KW  - ch4
KW  - co
KW  - co2
KW  - dry air mole fraction
KW  - high-cost
KW  - urban
PY  - 2026
PB  - ICOS ERIC -- Carbon Portal
ER  -

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3 pilot cities
15 countries
15 cities
30 scientific partners
13M€ funding
2021-2025
EU flag PAUL, Pilot Applications in Urban Landscapes - Towards integrated city observatories for greenhouse gases (ICOS Cities), has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 101037319.