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SUBMITTER: de Gouw JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6987228 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de Gouw Joost A JA Veefkind J Pepijn JP Roosenbrand Esther E Dix Barbara B Lin John C JC Landgraf Jochen J Levelt Pieternel F PF
Scientific reports 20200128 1
Production of oil and natural gas in North America is at an all-time high due to the development and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Methane emissions associated with this industrial activity are a concern because of the contribution to climate radiative forcing. We present new measurements from the space-based TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) launched in 2017 that show methane enhancements over production regions in the United States. In the Uintah Basin in Utah ...[more]