Earth System Dynamics (May 2025)

ESD Ideas: Near-real-time preliminary detection of carbon dioxide source and sink areas using a Laplacian filter

  • Y. Savytska,
  • V. Smolii,
  • N. Weitzel,
  • N. Weitzel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-721-2025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16
pp. 721 – 727

Abstract

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The constant rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations is warming the planet and causing climate change. Here, we propose digital filtration with a Laplacian filter for preliminary detection of areas with different changes in the characteristics of natural processes, using CO2 sinks and sources as an example. This approach may improve CO2 monitoring capabilities and enable near-real-time detection of CO2 sources and sinks.