Table 2 δ13C source signatures calculated with the Keeling plot analysis for each diurnal study.

From: Evaluating methane inventories by isotopic analysis in the London region

Date

δ13C isotopic signature (‰)

Time of samples included in the Keeling Plot

Number of samples included in the Keeling plot analysis

9th–10th Jul 2012

−38.1 ± 4.7

2 p.m. (09/07/2012)–9 a.m. (10/07/2012)

20

2nd–3rd Dec 2013

−38.8 ± 1.7

3 p.m. (2/12/2013)–10 a.m. (3/12/2013)

20

10th–11th Dec 2013

−36.8 ± 2.2

3 p.m.–10 p.m. (10/12/2013)

5

−55.2 ± 2.6

2 a.m.–11 a.m. (11/12/2013)

10

20th–21st Jan 2014

−40.1 ± 1.2

2 p.m. (20/01/2014)–7 a.m. (21/01/2014)

15

−50.5 ± 2.6

8 a.m.–12 (21/01/2014)

5

30th–31st Jan 2014

−35.9 ± 0.5

5 p.m.–9 p.m. (30/01/2014)

6

−40.7 ± 0.3

11 p.m. (30/01/2014)–8 a.m. (31/01/2014)

6

−51.1 ± 0.9

10 a.m.–12 (21/01/2014)

3

12th–13th–14th March 2014

−42.8 ± 1.0

2 p.m. (12/03/2014)–12 (13/03/2014)

9

−42.6 ± 0.4

2 p.m. (13/03/2014) – 1 p.m. (14/03/2014)

13

−50.3 ± 0.7

11:30 p.m. (12/03/2014) – 2 a.m. (13/03/2014)

4

−53.6 ± 0.5

11:30 p.m. (13/03/2014) – 1 a.m. (14/03/2014)

3

24th–25th Jul 2014

−44.2 ± 2.0

2 p.m. (24/07/2014) – 8 a.m. (25/07/2014)

14

−50.1 ± 2.0

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. (25/07/2014)

3

7th–8th Aug 2014

−39.7 ± 1.3

1 p.m. – 9 p.m. (07/08/2014)

9

−51.6 ± 2.5

5 a.m. – 8 a.m. (08/08/2014)

4

  1. Time is in UTC. Errors are indicated as 2 standard deviations.