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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1725-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1725-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Research article
| 
27 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 27 Mar 2018
| 27 Mar 2018
Flow rate and source reservoir identification from airborne chemical sampling of the uncontrolled Elgin platform gas release
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York,
UK
Stephen D. Mobbs
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds,
UK
Axel Wellpott
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield University,
Bedford, UK
Grant Allen
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University
of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Stephane J.-B. Bauguitte
Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Ralph R. Burton
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds,
UK
Richard Camilli
Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University
of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Rebecca E. Fisher
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham, TW20 0EX, UK
James L. France
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham, TW20 0EX, UK
School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich,
UK
Martin Gallagher
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University
of Manchester, Manchester, UK
James R. Hopkins
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York,
UK
Mathias Lanoiselle
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham, TW20 0EX, UK
Alastair C. Lewis
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York,
UK
David Lowry
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham, TW20 0EX, UK
Euan G. Nisbet
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham, TW20 0EX, UK
Ruth M. Purvis
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York,
UK
Sebastian O'Shea
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield University,
Bedford, UK
John A. Pyle
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Chemistry,
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Thomas B. Ryerson
Chemical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA,
Boulder, CO, USA
Data sets
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, FAAM section CEDA http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/affe775e8d8890a4556aec5bc4e0b45c
Short summary
This work describes measurements, made from an aircraft platform, of the emission of methane and other organic gases from an uncontrolled leak from an oil platform in the North Sea (Total Elgin). The measurements made helped the platform operators to devise a strategy for repairing the leak and serve as a methodology for assessing future similar incidents.
This work describes measurements, made from an aircraft platform, of the emission of methane and...
