[EN] Remote sensing emerges as an important tool for the detection of methane plumes emitted by so-called point sources, which are common in the energy sector (e.g., oil and gas extraction and coal mining activities). In ...
Sánchez-García, Elena; Gorroño-Viñegla, Javier; Irakulis-Loitxate, Itziar; Varon, Daniel J.; Guanter-Palomar, Luis María(European Geosciences Union, 2022-03-21)
[EN] The detection of methane emissions from industrial activities can help enable effective climate change mitigation strategies. These industrial emissions, such as from oil and gas (O&G) extraction and coal mining, ...
Garrote Calabuig, Álex(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-10-10)
[ES] El metano (CH4) es el segundo gas antropogénico de efecto invernadero más importante después del dióxido de carbono y tiene un potencial de calentamiento global 86 veces mayor que el CO2 en 20 años. Las emisiones de ...
Irakulis-Loitxate, Itziar; Guanter-Palomar, Luis María; Liu, Yin-Nian; Varon, Daniel J.; Maasakkers, Joannes D.; Zhang, Yuzhong; Chulakadabba, Apisada; Wofsy, Steven C.; Thorpe, Andrew K.; Duren, Riley M.; Frankenberg, Christian; Lyon, David R.; Hmiel, Benjamin; Cusworth, Daniel H.; Zhang, Yongguang; Segl, Karl; Gorroño-Viñegla, Javier; Sánchez-García, Elena; Sulprizio, Melissa P.; Cao, Kaiqin; Zhu, Haijian; Liang, Jian; Li, Xun; Aben, Ilse; Jacob, Daniel J.(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021-06)
[EN] Industrial emissions play a major role in the global methane budget. The Permian basin is thought to be responsible for almost half of the methane emissions from all U.S. oil- and gas-producing regions, but little is ...
Irakulis-Loitxate, Itziar; Gorroño-Viñegla, Javier; Zavala-Araiza, Daniel; Guanter-Palomar, Luis María(American Chemical Society, 2022-06-14)
[EN] Mitigation of methane emissions from fossil fuel extraction, processing, and transport is one of the most effective ways to slow global warming. Satellite-based methods are instrumental for the detection, characterization, ...
Gorroño-Viñegla, Javier; Varon, Daniel J.; Irakulis-Loitxate, Itziar; Guanter-Palomar, Luis María(European Geosciences Union, 2023-01-10)
[EN] The use of satellite instruments to detect and quantify methane emissions from fossil fuel production activities is highly beneficial to support climate change mitigation. Different hyperspectral and multispectral ...