The global methane budget 2000–2017

M Saunois, AR Stavert, B Poulter… - Earth System …, 2019 - essd.copernicus.org
Understanding and quantifying the global methane (CH 4) budget is important for assessing
realistic pathways to mitigate climate change. Atmospheric emissions and concentrations of …

Quantifying methane emissions from the global scale down to point sources using satellite observations of atmospheric methane

DJ Jacob, DJ Varon, DH Cusworth… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
We review the capability of current and scheduled satellite observations of atmospheric
methane in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) to quantify methane emissions from the global …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing national greenhouse gas budgets reported in UNFCCC inventories against atmospheric inversions

Z Deng, P Ciais, ZA Tzompa-Sosa… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
In support of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement on climate change, this study
presents a comprehensive framework to process the results of an ensemble of atmospheric …

Observed changes in China's methane emissions linked to policy drivers

Y Zhang, S Fang, J Chen, Y Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
China is set to actively reduce its methane emissions in the coming decade. A
comprehensive evaluation of the current situation can provide a reference point for tracking …

[HTML][HTML] Attribution of the accelerating increase in atmospheric methane during 2010–2018 by inverse analysis of GOSAT observations

Y Zhang, DJ Jacob, X Lu, JD Maasakkers… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
We conduct a global inverse analysis of 2010–2018 GOSAT observations to better
understand the factors controlling atmospheric methane and its accelerating increase over …

Observational constraints reduce model spread but not uncertainty in global wetland methane emission estimates

KY Chang, WJ Riley, N Collier, G McNicol… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The recent rise in atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations accelerates climate change
and offsets mitigation efforts. Although wetlands are the largest natural CH4 source …

Atmospheric methane and nitrous oxide: challenges alongthe path to Net Zero

EG Nisbet, EJ Dlugokencky… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The causes of methane's renewed rise since 2007, accelerated growth from 2014 and
record rise in 2020, concurrent with an isotopic shift to values more depleted in 13C, remain …

Correcting model biases of CO in East Asia: impact on oxidant distributions during KORUS-AQ

B Gaubert, LK Emmons, K Raeder… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Global coupled chemistry-climate models underestimate carbon monoxide (CO) in the
Northern Hemisphere, exhibiting a pervasive, negative bias against measurements peaking …

CH4 Fluxes Derived from Assimilation of TROPOMI XCH4 in CarbonTracker Europe-CH4: Evaluation of Seasonality and Spatial Distribution in the Northern High …

A Tsuruta, E Kivimäki, H Lindqvist, T Karppinen… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in satellite observations of methane provide increased opportunities for
inverse modeling. However, challenges exist in the satellite observation optimization and …

Assessment of methane emissions from oil, gas and coal sectors across inventories and atmospheric inversions

K Tibrewal, P Ciais, M Saunois, A Martinez… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Emissions from fossil fuel exploitation are a leading contributor to global anthropogenic
methane emissions, but are highly uncertain. The lack of reliable estimates hinders …