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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5429-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5429-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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16 Sep 2024
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Methane retrieval from MethaneAIR using the CO2 proxy approach: a demonstration for the upcoming MethaneSAT mission
Christopher Chan Miller
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, New York, USA
Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
Sébastien Roche
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, New York, USA
Jonas S. Wilzewski
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
now at: EUMETSAT, Eumetsat Allee 1, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
Xiong Liu
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Kelly Chance
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Amir H. Souri
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Eamon Conway
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, Northeastern University, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
Bingkun Luo
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Jenna Samra
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob Hawthorne
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water Institute, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
Carly Staebell
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
Apisada Chulakadabba
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Maryann Sargent
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joshua S. Benmergui
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, New York, USA
Jonathan E. Franklin
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Bruce C. Daube
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
Joshua L. Laughner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Bianca C. Baier
NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Ritesh Gautam
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, New York, USA
Mark Omara
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, New York, USA
Steven C. Wofsy
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Data sets
MethaneAIR: Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Level 2 Ungridded Data Christopher Chan Miller et al. https://doi.org/10.26023/J2CB-E2RX-J700
Atmospheric Non-Voigt Line List for the TCCON 2020 Data Release Geoffrey C. Toon https://doi.org/10.14291/TCCON.GGG2020.ATMNV.R0
Atmospheric Voigt Line List for the TCCON 2020 Data Release Geoffrey C. Toon https://doi.org/10.14291/TCCON.GGG2020.ATM.R0
Model code and software
ginput v1.1.5: GGG2020 prior profile software Joshua Laughner et al. https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.8974
Executive editor
This is an important manuscript documenting performances of MethaneAIR imaging spectrometer for accurately measure emissions of CH4 from oil and gas production and processing facilities The MethaneAIR is a precursor of MethaneSAT, a small satellite intended to revolutionize measurements and modeling of emissions of CH4 at regional (100s of km) and fine scales (< 1 km), across the globe. Its deployment onboard the NSF Gulfsteam-V aircraft is an important step for validation and demonstration of MethaneSAT. The paper demonstrates the instrument's ability to quantify methane emission at various scale and concludes successfully the pre-launch validation phase of MethaneSat.
This is an important manuscript documenting performances of MethaneAIR imaging spectrometer for...
Short summary
MethaneSAT is an upcoming satellite mission designed to monitor methane emissions from the oil and gas (O&G) industry globally. Here, we present observations from the first flight campaign of MethaneAIR, a MethaneSAT-like instrument mounted on an aircraft. MethaneAIR can map methane with high precision and accuracy over a typically sized oil and gas basin (~200 km2) in a single flight. This paper demonstrates the capability of the upcoming satellite to routinely track global O&G emissions.
MethaneSAT is an upcoming satellite mission designed to monitor methane emissions from the oil...
