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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2561-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2561-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
28 Feb 2019
Research article |
| 28 Feb 2019
| 28 Feb 2019
Intercomparison of atmospheric trace gas dispersion models: Barnett Shale case study
Special Programs Office, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Thomas Lauvaux
Department of Meteorology,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
currently at: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de
l'Environnement, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ/IPSL, Université Paris-Saclay, Orme des
Merisiers, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
Israel Lopez Coto
Fire Research Division, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Colm Sweeney
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
Kimberly Mueller
Special Programs Office, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Sharon Gourdji
Special Programs Office, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Wayne Angevine
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Zachary Barkley
Department of Meteorology,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Aijun Deng
Utopus Insights, Valhalla, NY, USA
Arlyn Andrews
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
Ariel Stein
Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, College Park, MD, USA
James Whetstone
Special Programs Office, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Data sets
Model output associated with "Inter-comparison of Atmospheric Trace Gas Dispersion Models: Barnett Shale Case Study" A. Karion, T. Lauvaux, and I. Lopez Coto https://doi.org/10.18434/T4/1503403
Short summary
In this study, we use atmospheric methane concentration observations collected during an airborne campaign to compare different model-based emissions estimates from the Barnett Shale oil and natural gas production basin in Texas, USA. We find that the tracer dispersion model has a significant impact on the results because the models differ in their simulation of vertical dispersion. Additional work is needed to evaluate and improve vertical mixing in the tracer dispersion models.
In this study, we use atmospheric methane concentration observations collected during an...
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