ELK - Global Emission Inventory - Aviation Sector, 2019

This dataset contains a global gridded distribution of emissions for the aviation sector as annual and hourly means for year 2019 and has been developed by DLR within the project EmissionsLandKarte (ELK). The methodology is based on a bottom-up approach of a global weekly flight plan for summer and winter season. Modeled aircraft trajectories followed the total energy model and used BADA aircraft performance data, emissions were derived with fuel flow correlation methods and emission factors from ICAO Aircraft Engine Emissions Databank.
Suggested Data Citation
Data: Weder, C. M., Berster, P., Clococeanu, M., Gelhausen, M., Lau, A., Linke, F., Matthes, S., Zengerling, Z. L., Brinkop, S., Hendricks, J., Schulz, A., Righi, M.: "ELK - Global Emission Inventory - Aviation Sector, 2019", DLR, 2025. https://doi.org/10.15489/86s8uwpxik95
Coverage
Geographic Boundaries
North:	90°
West:	-180.00°
East:	180.00°
South:	-90.00°
Time Period
Start date:	2019-01-01
End date:	2019-12-31
More Information
Keywords:	DLR, Emissions, Aviation, Cargo Aircraft, Regional Aircraft, Single-Aisle Aircraft, Wide-Body Aircraft, Hourly, Annual, Global, Black Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Water Vapour, Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides, Non-Volatile Particulate Matter, Non-Volatile Particulate Matter Number, Organic Carbon, Sulphur Dioxide, Flight Distance, Fuel Consumption, Propulsion Efficiency
Contact:	christian.weder@dlr.de, mattia.righi@dlr.de
Access / Use Restriction:	License
Data Use Guidelines	Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0
Links
Mission / Project Information
Project information	https://www.dlr.de/en/pa/latest/news/2025/dlr-impulse-project-elk-mapping-the-national-regional-and-global-emissions-of-transport DLR website
DOI (of Dataset)	https://doi.org/10.15489/86s8uwpxik95 Digital Object Identifier
Downloading Data
HTTP Download	https://download.geoservice.dlr.de/ELK/files/global/aviation/ ELK Global Emission Inventory