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Retracted: Methane emissions from the Marcellus Shale in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia based on airborne measurements
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2017
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(8), 4639-4653
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Journal Title:Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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Description:Natural gas production in the U.S. has increased rapidly over the past decade, along with concerns about methane (CH 4) leakage (total fugitive emissions), and climate impacts. Quantifi cation of CH4emissions from oil and natural gas (O&NG) operations is important for establishing scienti fically sound, cost-effective policies for mitigating greenhouse gases. We use aircraft measurements and a mass balance approach for three flight experiments in August and September 2015 to estimate CH 4emissions from O&NG operations in the southwestern Marcellus Shale region. We estimate the mean ± 1σ CH4emission rate as 36.7 ± 1.9 kg CH 4s/C01(or 1.16 ± 0.06 Tg CH 4yr/C01) with 59% coming from O&NG operations. We estimate the
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Source:Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(8), 4639-4653
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ISSN:2169-897X;2169-8996;
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Rights Information:CC BY-NC-ND
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