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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-1599-2024
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-1599-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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18 Mar 2024
Research article | Highlight paper |
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First validation of high-resolution satellite-derived methane emissions from an active gas leak in the UK
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Alistair J. Manning
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK
Bryn Orth-Lashley
GHGSat Inc., Montréal, Canada
Marianne Girard
GHGSat Inc., Montréal, Canada
James France
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK
Environmental Defense Fund, 41 Eastcheap, London, UK
Rebecca E. Fisher
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK
Dave Lowry
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK
Mathias Lanoisellé
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK
Joseph R. Pitt
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Kieran M. Stanley
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Simon O'Doherty
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Dickon Young
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Glen Thistlethwaite
UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, Ricardo Energy & Environment, Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
Martyn P. Chipperfield
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Emanuel Gloor
School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Chris Wilson
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Data sets
First validation of high-resolution satellite-derived methane emissions from an active gas leak in the UK Emily Dowd, GHGSat (Canada), France James, Rebecca E. Fisher, and Dave Lowry https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10639785
UK DECC (Deriving Emissions linked to Climate Change) Network Simon O'Doherty, Daniel Say, Kieran Stanley, Gerard Spain, Tim Arnold, Chris Rennick, Dickon Young, Ann Stavert, Aoife Grant, Anita Ganesan, Joseph Pitt, Adam Wisher, Angelina Wenger, and Nick Garrard http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f5b38d1654d84b03ba79060746541e4f
Executive editor
This paper presents a detailed analysis about the methane emissions leakage event in the UK in 2023 by multiple approaches, which is highly available for the GHG emission, climate change, as well as the air quality communities, and highly concerned by the public and society.
This paper presents a detailed analysis about the methane emissions leakage event in the UK in...
Short summary
We provide the first validation of the satellite-derived emission estimates using surface-based mobile greenhouse gas surveys of an active gas leak detected near Cheltenham, UK. GHGSat’s emission estimates broadly agree with the surface-based mobile survey and steps were taken to fix the leak, highlighting the importance of satellite data in identifying emissions and helping to reduce our human impact on climate change.
We provide the first validation of the satellite-derived emission estimates using surface-based...
