[HTML][HTML] A measurement-based verification framework for UK greenhouse gas emissions: an overview of the Greenhouse gAs Uk and Global Emissions (GAUGE) …

PI Palmer, S O'Doherty, G Allen, K Bower… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
We describe the motivation, design, and execution of the Greenhouse gAs Uk and Global
Emissions (GAUGE) project. The overarching scientific objective of GAUGE was to use …

[HTML][HTML] Inverse modelling of European CH emissions during 2006–2012 using different inverse models and reassessed atmospheric observations

P Bergamaschi, U Karstens, AJ Manning… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
We present inverse modelling (top down) estimates of European methane (CH 4) emissions
for 2006–2012 based on a new quality-controlled and harmonised in situ data set from 18 …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating year-to-year anomalies in tropical wetland methane emissions using satellite CH4 observations

RJ Parker, H Boesch, J McNorton… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural wetlands are the largest source of methane emissions, contributing 20–40% of
global emissions and dominating the inter-annual variability. Large uncertainties remain on …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting high-emitting methane sources in oil/gas fields using satellite observations

DH Cusworth, DJ Jacob, JX Sheng… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Methane emissions from oil/gas fields originate from a large number of relatively small and
densely clustered point sources. A small fraction of high-mode emitters can make a large …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring global tropospheric OH concentrations using satellite observations of atmospheric methane

Y Zhang, DJ Jacob, JD Maasakkers… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
The hydroxyl radical (OH) is the main tropospheric oxidant and the main sink for
atmospheric methane. The global abundance of OH has been monitored for the past …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution inversion of methane emissions in the Southeast US using SEAC4RS aircraft observations of atmospheric methane: anthropogenic and …

JX Sheng, DJ Jacob, AJ Turner… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
We use observations of boundary layer methane from the SEAC 4 RS aircraft campaign over
the Southeast US in August–September 2013 to estimate methane emissions in that region …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the capability of different satellite observing configurations to resolve the distribution of methane emissions at kilometer scales

AJ Turner, DJ Jacob, J Benmergui… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Anthropogenic methane emissions originate from a large number of fine-scale and often
transient point sources. Satellite observations of atmospheric methane columns are an …

Error budget of the MEthane Remote LIdar missioN and its impact on the uncertainties of the global methane budget

P Bousquet, C Pierangelo, C Bacour… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract MEthane Remote LIdar missioN (MERLIN) is a German‐French space mission,
scheduled for launch in 2024 and built around an innovative light detecting and ranging …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of low-Earth orbit (TROPOMI) and geostationary (GeoCARB, GEO-CAPE) satellite instruments for constraining methane emissions on …

JX Sheng, DJ Jacob, JD Maasakkers… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - amt.copernicus.org
We conduct Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) to compare the ability of
future satellite measurements of atmospheric methane columns (TROPOMI, GeoCARB, GEO …

Using an inverse model to reconcile differences in simulated and observed global ethane concentrations and trends between 2008 and 2014

SA Monks, C Wilson, LK Emmons… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We use a global model, TOMCAT, and an inverse model, INVICAT, to estimate emissions of
ethane (C2H6) between 2008 and 2014 by assimilating surface flask observations. We find …