Initial Results from an Atmospheric Validation of Urban Greenhouse Gas Budget Estimates for the US Northeast Corridor

Thomas Nehrkorn1, Steven C Wofsy2, Lucy Hutyra3, Phil DeCola4, William Callahan5, Maryann R Sargent6, Kathryn McKain7, Yanina Barrera8, Taylor Jones8, Conor Gately9, Brady S Hardiman10, Marikate Ellis Mountain11, John Henderson11, George James Collatz12, Crystal L Schaaf10, Charles E Miller13, Amanda Long5, Christopher Sloop5 and Steve Prinzivalli5, (1)Atmospheric and Environmental Research Lexington, Lexington, MA, United States, (2)Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, (3)Boston University, Earth & Environment, Boston, MA, United States, (4)Sigma Space Corporation, Lanham, MD, United States, (5)Earth Networks Inc., Germantown, MD, United States, (6)Harvard University, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA, United States, (7)NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, United States, (8)Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States, (9)Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States, (10)Boston University, Boston, MA, United States, (11)Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Lexington, MA, United States, (12)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (13)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States