NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms

K Cawse-Nicholson, PA Townsend, D Schimel… - Remote sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2017–2027 National Academies' Decadal Survey, Thriving on Our Changing
Planet, recommended Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) as a “Designated Targeted …

Methane mitigation: methods to reduce emissions, on the path to the Paris agreement

EG Nisbet, RE Fisher, D Lowry, JL France… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The atmospheric methane burden is increasing rapidly, contrary to pathways compatible
with the goals of the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris …

Global assessment of oil and gas methane ultra-emitters

T Lauvaux, C Giron, M Mazzolini, A d'Aspremont… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Methane emissions from oil and gas (O&G) production and transmission represent a
considerable contribution to climate change. These emissions comprise sporadic releases …

Using satellites to uncover large methane emissions from landfills

JD Maasakkers, DJ Varon, A Elfarsdóttir… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
As atmospheric methane concentrations increase at record pace, it is critical to identify
individual emission sources with high potential for mitigation. Here, we leverage the synergy …

Quantifying methane emissions from the global scale down to point sources using satellite observations of atmospheric methane

DJ Jacob, DJ Varon, DH Cusworth… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
We review the capability of current and scheduled satellite observations of atmospheric
methane in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) to quantify methane emissions from the global …

Attribution of individual methane and carbon dioxide emission sources using EMIT observations from space

AK Thorpe, RO Green, DR Thompson, PG Brodrick… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Carbon dioxide and methane emissions are the two primary anthropogenic climate-forcing
agents and an important source of uncertainty in the global carbon budget. Uncertainties are …

Satellite-based survey of extreme methane emissions in the Permian basin

I Irakulis-Loitxate, L Guanter, YN Liu, DJ Varon… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Industrial emissions play a major role in the global methane budget. The Permian basin is
thought to be responsible for almost half of the methane emissions from all US oil-and gas …

Intermittency of large methane emitters in the Permian Basin

DH Cusworth, RM Duren, AK Thorpe… - … & Technology Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
The Permian Basin is the largest and fastest growing oil and gas (O&G) producing region in
the United States. We conducted an extensive airborne campaign across the majority of the …

Quantifying regional methane emissions in the New Mexico Permian Basin with a comprehensive aerial survey

Y Chen, ED Sherwin, ESF Berman… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Limiting emissions of climate-warming methane from oil and gas (O&G) is a major
opportunity for short-term climate benefits. We deploy a basin-wide airborne survey of O&G …

Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda

RB Jackson, S Abernethy… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Atmospheric methane removal (eg in situ methane oxidation to carbon dioxide) may be
needed to offset continued methane release and limit the global warming contribution of this …