Monthly trends of methane emissions in Los Angeles from 2011 to 2015
inferred by CLARS-FTS observations

Wong, Clare K.; Pongetti, Thomas J.; Oda, Tom; Rao, Preeti; Gurney, Kevin R.; Newman, Sally; Duren, Riley M.; Miller, Charles E.; Yung, Yuk L.; Sander, Stanley P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13121-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13121-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13121-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 20

Research article

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26 Oct 2016

Research article |

| 26 Oct 2016

Monthly trends of methane emissions in Los Angeles from 2011 to 2015 inferred by CLARS-FTS observations

Clare K. Wong, Thomas J. Pongetti, Tom Oda, Preeti Rao, Kevin R. Gurney, Sally Newman, Riley M. Duren, Charles E. Miller, Yuk L. Yung, and Stanley P. Sander

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RC1: 'Review of Wong et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Jun 2016
- AC1: 'Response', Kam Weng Wong, 06 Sep 2016
RC2: 'Review on ACP-2016-232', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Response', Kam Weng Wong, 06 Sep 2016

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Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas and a target of new emissions regulations in the United States. Despite its importance, its emissions are poorly understood. In this study, we used a remote sensing instrument located on Mount Wilson to estimate the monthly and annual methane emissions from Los Angeles. Derived methane emissions from Los Angeles showed consistent peaks in late summer/early fall and winter during the study period from 2011 to 2015.