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Upward revision of global fossil fuel methane emissions based on isotope database

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  • Stefan Schwietzke

    (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado
    NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory)

  • Owen A. Sherwood

    (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado)

  • Lori M. P. Bruhwiler

    (NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory)

  • John B. Miller

    (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado
    NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory)

  • Giuseppe Etiope

    (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma 2
    Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babes Bolyai University)

  • Edward J. Dlugokencky

    (NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory)

  • Sylvia Englund Michel

    (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado)

  • Victoria A. Arling

    (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado
    NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory)

  • Bruce H. Vaughn

    (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado)

  • James W. C. White

    (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado)

  • Pieter P. Tans

    (NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory)

Abstract

Revisions in isotopic source signatures reveal that global total fossil fuel methane emissions from industry plus natural geological seepage are much larger than thought.

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  • Stefan Schwietzke & Owen A. Sherwood & Lori M. P. Bruhwiler & John B. Miller & Giuseppe Etiope & Edward J. Dlugokencky & Sylvia Englund Michel & Victoria A. Arling & Bruce H. Vaughn & James W. C. Whit, 2016. "Upward revision of global fossil fuel methane emissions based on isotope database," Nature, Nature, vol. 538(7623), pages 88-91, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:538:y:2016:i:7623:d:10.1038_nature19797
    DOI: 10.1038/nature19797
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