Table 3 Parameter values for the 300 m grid used to intersect Vulcan emissions with urban boundaries.

From: Under-reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. cities

Parameter

Value

Datum/ellipsoid

WGS84

Projection

Lambert Conformal Conic

Dimensions

9551 rows × 15,340 columns

Resolution

300 m

Extent

xmin = −2,272,425, xmax = 2,329,575, ymin = −1,589,775, ymax = 1,275,525

Longitude of origin

97.0°W

Latitude of origin

40.0°N

Reference latitude 1

33.0°N

Reference latitude 2

45.0°N

  1. Both the US Census Bureau DPs and the shapefiles underlying the Vulcan v3.0 emissions were gridded into a 300 m grid. Vulcan emissions were then aggregated by DP entity to generate emissions for each designated place.
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