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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Area-Based Measurements of Methane Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Operations- September 2012 Workshop

View a presentation on area-based measurements of methane (CH₄) emissions, presented at the Stakeholder Workshop on Natural Gas in the Inventory of U.S. GHG Emissions and Sinks on Thursday, September 13, 2012.

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Top-Down Estimation of CH4 Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Operations in the Denver and Uintah Oil and Gas Basins (PDF)(18 pp, 15 MB, September 13, 2012)
Anna Karion, NOAA