Daily Satellite Observations of Methane from Oil and Gas Production Regions in the United States

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作者：
de Gouw, Joost A. [1 ,2 ]
Veefkind, J. Pepijn [3 ,4 ]
Roosenbrand, Esther [1 ,4 ]
Dix, Barbara [1 ]
Lin, John C. [5 ]
Landgraf, Jochen [6 ]
Levelt, Pieternel F. [3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[2] Univ Colorado, Dept Chem, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[3] Royal Netherlands Meteorol Inst, De Bilt, Netherlands
[4] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Civil Engn & Geosci, Delft, Netherlands
[5] Univ Utah, Dept Atmospher Sci, Salt Lake City, UT USA
[6] SRON Netherlands Inst Space Res, Utrecht, Netherlands
来源：
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2020年 / 10卷 / 01期
关键词：
ATMOSPHERIC METHANE; WINTERTIME OZONE; UINTAH BASIN; 4; CORNERS; EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; CLIMATE; QUALITY; TROPOMI;
D O I：
10.1038/s41598-020-57678-4
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Production of oil and natural gas in North America is at an all-time high due to the development and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Methane emissions associated with this industrial activity are a concern because of the contribution to climate radiative forcing. We present new measurements from the space-based TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) launched in 2017 that show methane enhancements over production regions in the United States. In the Uintah Basin in Utah, TROPOMI methane columns correlated with in-situ measurements, and the highest columns were observed over the deepest parts of the basin, consistent with the accumulation of emissions underneath inversions. In the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, methane columns showed maxima over regions with the highest natural gas production and were correlated with nitrogen-dioxide columns at a ratio that is consistent with results from in-situ airborne measurements. The improved detail provided by TROPOMI will likely enable the timely monitoring from space of methane emissions associated with oil and natural gas production.
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