Reversal of global atmospheric ethane and propane trends largely due to US oil and natural gas production
D Helmig, S Rossabi, J Hueber, P Tans… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Non-methane hydrocarbons such as ethane are important precursors to tropospheric ozone
and aerosols. Using data from a global surface network and atmospheric column …
and aerosols. Using data from a global surface network and atmospheric column …
Discrepancy between simulated and observed ethane and propane levels explained by underestimated fossil emissions
Ethane and propane are the most abundant non-methane hydrocarbons in the atmosphere.
However, their emissions, atmospheric distribution, and trends in their atmospheric …
However, their emissions, atmospheric distribution, and trends in their atmospheric …
Tropospheric ozone change from 1980 to 2010 dominated by equatorward redistribution of emissions
Ozone is an important air pollutant at the surface, and the third most important
anthropogenic greenhouse gas in the troposphere. Since 1980, anthropogenic emissions of …
anthropogenic greenhouse gas in the troposphere. Since 1980, anthropogenic emissions of …
Fugitive emissions from the Bakken shale illustrate role of shale production in global ethane shift
Ethane is the second most abundant atmospheric hydrocarbon, exerts a strong influence on
tropospheric ozone, and reduces the atmosphere's oxidative capacity. Global observations …
tropospheric ozone, and reduces the atmosphere's oxidative capacity. Global observations …
Earth's degassing: a missing ethane and propane source
G Etiope, P Ciccioli - Science, 2009 - science.org
Current emission inventories require an additional" unknown" source to balance the global
atmospheric budgets of ethane (C2H6). Here, we provide evidence that a substantial part of …
atmospheric budgets of ethane (C2H6). Here, we provide evidence that a substantial part of …
Contribution of oil and natural gas production to renewed increase in atmospheric methane (2007–2014): top–down estimate from ethane and methane column …
P Hausmann, R Sussmann… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Harmonized time series of column-averaged mole fractions of atmospheric methane and
ethane over the period 1999–2014 are derived from solar Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) …
ethane over the period 1999–2014 are derived from solar Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) …
Revisiting global fossil fuel and biofuel emissions of ethane
ZA Tzompa‐Sosa, E Mahieu, B Franco… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent measurements over the Northern Hemisphere indicate that the long‐term decline in
the atmospheric burden of ethane (C2H6) has ended and the abundance increased …
the atmospheric burden of ethane (C2H6) has ended and the abundance increased …
Bottom-up simulations of methane and ethane emissions from global oil and gas systems 1980 to 2012
L Höglund-Isaksson - Environmental Research Letters, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Existing bottom-up emission inventories of methane from global oil and gas systems do not
satisfactorily explain year-on-year variation in atmospheric methane estimated by top-down …
satisfactorily explain year-on-year variation in atmospheric methane estimated by top-down …
[HTML][HTML] Global distribution of methane emissions, emission trends, and OH concentrations and trends inferred from an inversion of GOSAT satellite data for 2010 …
We use 2010–2015 observations of atmospheric methane columns from the GOSAT satellite
instrument in a global inverse analysis to improve estimates of methane emissions and their …
instrument in a global inverse analysis to improve estimates of methane emissions and their …
Global budget of ethane and regional constraints on US sources
We use a 3‐D chemical transport model (the GEOS‐Chem CTM) to evaluate a global
emission inventory for ethane (C2H6), with a best estimate for the global source of 13 Tg yr …
emission inventory for ethane (C2H6), with a best estimate for the global source of 13 Tg yr …