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Long-term decline of global atmospheric ethane concentrations and implications for methane

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  • Isobel J. Simpson

    (University of California—Irvine (UCI))

  • Mads P. Sulbaek Andersen

    (University of California—Irvine (UCI)
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • Simone Meinardi

    (University of California—Irvine (UCI))

  • Lori Bruhwiler

    (NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), 325 Broadway)

  • Nicola J. Blake

    (University of California—Irvine (UCI))

  • Detlev Helmig

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

  • F. Sherwood Rowland

    (University of California—Irvine (UCI))

  • Donald R. Blake

    (University of California—Irvine (UCI))

Abstract

The longest continuous record of global atmospheric ethane levels is presented, showing that global ethane emission rates decreased by 21 per cent from 1984 to 2010, probably owing to decreased venting and flaring of natural gas in oil fields; decreased venting and flaring also account for at least 30 to 70 per cent of the decrease in methane emissions over the same period.

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  • Isobel J. Simpson & Mads P. Sulbaek Andersen & Simone Meinardi & Lori Bruhwiler & Nicola J. Blake & Detlev Helmig & F. Sherwood Rowland & Donald R. Blake, 2012. "Long-term decline of global atmospheric ethane concentrations and implications for methane," Nature, Nature, vol. 488(7412), pages 490-494, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:488:y:2012:i:7412:d:10.1038_nature11342
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11342
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    1. Jared F. Brewer & Dylan B. Millet & Kelley C. Wells & Vivienne H. Payne & Susan Kulawik & Corinne Vigouroux & Karen E. Cady-Pereira & Rick Pernak & Minqiang Zhou, 2024. "Space-based observations of tropospheric ethane map emissions from fossil fuel extraction," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Marina Friedrich & Eric Beutner & Hanno Reuvers & Stephan Smeekes & Jean-Pierre Urbain & Whitney Bader & Bruno Franco & Bernard Lejeune & Emmanuel Mahieu, 2020. "A statistical analysis of time trends in atmospheric ethane," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 162(1), pages 105-125, September.
    3. Federico Maddanu & Tommaso Proietti, 2023. "Trends in atmospheric ethane," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 176(5), pages 1-23, May.

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