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Methane Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems

2014934 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Adam R. Brandt · Stanford University

Garvin Heath · National Renewable Energy Laboratory

E. A. Kort · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Francis O’Sullivan · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Gabrielle Pétron · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sarah M. Jordaan · University of Calgary

Abstract

Methane emissions from U.S. and Canadian natural gas systems appear larger than official estimates.

Topics & Keywords

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Global Energy and Sustainability Research

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 343, Issue 6172, pp. 733-735

DOI: 10.1126/science.1247045

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 79.53

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· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jennifer Wilcox · Stanford University

A. M. Gopstein · United States Department of State

D. J. Arent · National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Steven C. Wofsy · Harvard University Press

Nancy J. Brown · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Richard Bradley

Galen D. Stucky · University of California, Santa Barbara

D. Eardley · University of California, Santa Barbara

Robert C. Harriss · Environmental Defense Fund