Articles | Volume 17, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13941-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13941-2017
Research article
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23 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 23 Nov 2017

Quantifying methane emissions from natural gas production in north-eastern Pennsylvania

Zachary R. Barkley, Thomas Lauvaux, Kenneth J. Davis, Aijun Deng, Natasha L. Miles, Scott J. Richardson, Yanni Cao, Colm Sweeney, Anna Karion, MacKenzie Smith, Eric A. Kort, Stefan Schwietzke, Thomas Murphy, Guido Cervone, Douglas Martins, and Joannes D. Maasakkers

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Aircraft Campaign Data over the Northeastern Marcellus Shale, May–June 2015, Version: 2017-03-29 C. Sweeney, A. Karion, E. A. Kort, M. L. Smith, T. Newberger S. Schwietzke, S. Wolter, and T. Lauvaux https://doi.org/10.15138/G35K54

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This study quantifies methane emissions from natural gas production in north-eastern Pennsylvania. Methane observations from 10 flights in spring 2015 are compared to model-projected values, and methane emissions from natural gas are adjusted within the model to create the best match between the two data sets. This study find methane emissions from natural gas production to be low and may be indicative of characteristics of the basin that make sources from north-eastern Pennsylvania unique.
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