Quantifying Methane and Ozone Precursor Emissions from Oil and Gas Production Regions across the Contiguous US
Colby Francoeur, Brian McDonald, J. B. Gilman, Kyle J. Zarzana, Barbara Dix, Steven S. Brown, J. A. de Gouw, G. J. Frost, Meng Li, S. A. McKeen, Jeff Peischl, I. B. Pollack, Thomas B. Ryerson, Chelsea R. Thompson, C. Warneke, M. Trainer
Abstract
emissions from oil and gas basins are ∼3 times higher than current estimates and will likely affect how air quality models represent ozone formation downwind of oil and gas fields.
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NOxMethaneGreenhouse gasEnvironmental scienceOzoneEmission inventoryFugitive emissionsNatural gasMethane emissionsNitrogen oxideFossil fuelAir quality indexNitrous oxideEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental chemistryWaste managementChemistryMeteorologyCombustionEngineeringBiologyPhysicsOrganic chemistryEcologyAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAir Quality and Health Impacts