Photochemical aging of volatile organic compounds associated with oil and natural gas extraction in the Uintah Basin, UT, during a wintertime ozone formation event

Koss, A. R.; de Gouw, J.; Warneke, C.; Gilman, J. B.; Lerner, B. M.; Graus, M.; Yuan, B.; Edwards, P.; Brown, S. S.; Wild, R.; Roberts, J. M.; Bates, T. S.; Quinn, P. K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5727-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5727-2015

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Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Studies (ACP/AMT inter-journal SI)

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5727-2015

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26 May 2015

Research article |

| 26 May 2015

Photochemical aging of volatile organic compounds associated with oil and natural gas extraction in the Uintah Basin, UT, during a wintertime ozone formation event

A. R. Koss, J. de Gouw, C. Warneke, J. B. Gilman, B. M. Lerner, M. Graus, B. Yuan, P. Edwards, S. S. Brown, R. Wild, J. M. Roberts, T. S. Bates, and P. K. Quinn

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SC C862: 'PMEL Contribution Number 4299', Dennis Moore, 17 Mar 2015
SC C863: 'PMEL Contribution Number 4299', Dennis Moore, 17 Mar 2015
RC C1395: 'Valuable field observations and analysis of VOCs associated with oil and gas extraction', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Apr 2015
- AC C2221: 'Response to Reviewer 1', A. Koss, 04 May 2015
RC C1472: 'Interactive comment on "Photochemical aging of volatile organic compounds associated with oil and natural gas extraction in the Uintah Basin, UT, during a wintertime ozone formation event"', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Apr 2015
- AC C2222: 'Response to Reviewer 2', A. Koss, 04 May 2015

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ED: Publish as is (05 May 2015) by John H. Seinfeld

AR by A. Koss on behalf of the Authors (05 May 2015)

Short summary

Extraction of natural gas and oil is associated with a range of possible atmospheric environmental issues. Here we present an analysis of gas-phase hydrocarbon measurements taken in an oil and natural gas extraction area in Utah during a period of high wintertime ozone. We are able to constrain important chemical parameters related to emission sources and rates, hydrocarbon photochemistry, and VOC composition.