Improved Mechanistic Understanding of Natural Gas Methane Emissions from Spatially Resolved Aircraft Measurements

Schwietzke, Stefan; Pétron, Gabrielle; Conley, Stephen; Pickering, Cody; Mielke-Maday, Ingrid; Dlugokencky, Edward J.; Tans, Pieter P.; Vaughn, Tim; Bell, Clay; Zimmerle, Daniel; Wolter, Sonja; King, Clark W.; White, Allen B.; Coleman, Timothy; Bianco, Laura; Schnell, Russell C.

doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b01810

Improved Mechanistic Understanding of Natural Gas Methane Emissions from Spatially Resolved Aircraft Measurements

Journal Article · Fri May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b01810· OSTI ID:1361561

; Pétron, Gabrielle; ; Pickering, Cody; Mielke-Maday, Ingrid; Dlugokencky, Edward J.; Tans, Pieter P.; Vaughn, Tim; Bell, Clay; ; Wolter, Sonja; King, Clark W.; White, Allen B.; Coleman, Timothy; Bianco, Laura; Schnell, Russell C.

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Research Organization:: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC26-07NT42677

OSTI ID:: 1361561

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1372259

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology; ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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