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Research article
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19 Sep 2024
Research article |
| 19 Sep 2024
| 19 Sep 2024
Automated detection of regions with persistently enhanced methane concentrations using Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite data
Steffen Vanselow
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, FB1 Bremen, Germany
Oliver Schneising
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, FB1 Bremen, Germany
Michael Buchwitz
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, FB1 Bremen, Germany
Maximilian Reuter
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, FB1 Bremen, Germany
Heinrich Bovensmann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, FB1 Bremen, Germany
Hartmut Boesch
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, FB1 Bremen, Germany
John P. Burrows
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, FB1 Bremen, Germany
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We developed an algorithm to automatically detect persistent methane source regions, to quantify their emissions and to determine their source types, by analyzing TROPOMI data from 2018–2021. The over 200 globally detected natural and anthropogenic source regions include small-scale point sources such as individual coal mines and larger-scale source regions such as wetlands and large oil and gas fields.
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