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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-5751-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-5751-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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09 May 2017
Research article |
| 09 May 2017
Satellite-derived methane hotspot emission estimates using a fast data-driven method
Michael Buchwitz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Oliver Schneising
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Maximilian Reuter
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Jens Heymann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Sven Krautwurst
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Heinrich Bovensmann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
John P. Burrows
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Hartmut Boesch
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Robert J. Parker
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Peter Somkuti
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Rob G. Detmers
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Otto P. Hasekamp
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Ilse Aben
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
André Butz
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, Germany
Christian Frankenberg
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of
Technology, California, Pasadena, CA, USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
Alexander J. Turner
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
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Short summary
Methane is an important greenhouse gas and increasing atmospheric concentrations result in global warming. We present a simple method to derive annual methane emission estimates of methane hotspot areas from satellite data. We present results for four source areas. We found that our estimates are in good agreement with other studies/data sets for the Four Corners region in the USA and for Azerbaijan but we also found higher emissions for parts of California and Turkmenistan.
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