Articles | Volume 17, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5091-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5091-2024
Research article
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04 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 04 Sep 2024

A new aerial approach for quantifying and attributing methane emissions: implementation and validation

Jonathan F. Dooley, Kenneth Minschwaner, Manvendra K. Dubey, Sahar H. El Abbadi, Evan D. Sherwin, Aaron G. Meyer, Emily Follansbee, and James E. Lee

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-760', Abdullah Bolek, 24 Mar 2024
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-760', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Apr 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-760', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 May 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Jonathan Dooley on behalf of the Authors (13 Jun 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (23 Jun 2024) by Glenn Wolfe
AR by Jonathan Dooley on behalf of the Authors (02 Jul 2024)  Author's response   Manuscript 

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Jonathan Dooley on behalf of the Authors (21 Aug 2024)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (21 Aug 2024) by Glenn Wolfe
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Short summary
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas originating from both natural and human activities. We describe a new uncrewed aerial system (UAS) designed to measure methane emission rates over a wide range of scales. This system has been used for direct quantification of point sources and distributed emitters over scales of up to 1 km. The system uses simultaneous measurements of methane and ethane to distinguish between different kinds of natural and human-related emission sources.