Estimating Upper Silesian coal mine methane emissions from airborne in situ observations and dispersion modeling

Kostinek, Julian; Roiger, Anke; Eckl, Maximilian; Fiehn, Alina; Luther, Andreas; Wildmann, Norman; Klausner, Theresa; Fix, Andreas; Knote, Christoph; Stohl, Andreas; Butz, André

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8791-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8791-2021

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10 Jun 2021

Research article |

| 10 Jun 2021

Estimating Upper Silesian coal mine methane emissions from airborne in situ observations and dispersion modeling

Julian Kostinek, Anke Roiger, Maximilian Eckl, Alina Fiehn, Andreas Luther, Norman Wildmann, Theresa Klausner, Andreas Fix, Christoph Knote, Andreas Stohl, and André Butz

Data sets

Carbon Dioxide and Methane Mission for HALO, Mission 94 DLR https://doi.org/10.17616/R39Q0T

Short summary

Abundant mining and industrial activities in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin lead to large emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane. This study quantifies these emissions with continuous, high-precision airborne measurements and dispersion modeling. Our emission estimates are in line with values reported in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR 2017) but significantly lower than values reported in the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR v4.3.2).