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A Reversal of Long-term Global Trends in Atmospheric Ethane and Propane from North American Oil and Natural Gas Emissions
Helmig, D.; Rossabi, S.; Hueber, J. et al.
2016NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Annual Conference 2016
 

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Keywords :
ethane; methane; shale gas; surface ozone
Abstract :
[en] Ethane, the longest-lived and most abundant non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) peaked in the background atmosphere around 1970. This was followed by a ~20% reduction of the atmospheric burden and a resulting atmospheric downward trend for the next four decades, mostly due to reduced emissions from oil and gas industries and stricter air quality controls. Here, we show that the near 40-year trend of declining global ethane halted between 2005-2010 in most of the Northern Hemisphere (NH), and that since it has reversed. The largest increases in ethane and of the shorter-lived propane are seen in the central and eastern U.S. and immediately downwind, identifying this region as the primary source of increased NMHC emissions. The spatial distribution of observed concentration increases for ethane and propane provides convincing evidence that renewed emissions are primarily associated with the growth of oil and natural gas development in North America. Using source region relationships, emission estimates for increases of co-emitted NMHCs and methane, as well as impacts on tropospheric ozone production have been developed.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Helmig, D.;  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Rossabi, S.;  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Hueber, J.;  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Tans, P. P.;  NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division (GMD), Boulder, CO
Montzka, S. A.;  NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division (GMD), Boulder, CO
Mazarie, K.;  NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division (GMD), Boulder, CO
Thoning, K.;  NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division (GMD), Boulder, CO
Plass-Duelmer, C.;  Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany
Claude, A.;  Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany
Lewis, A. C.;  University of York, York, United Kingdom
Carpenter, L. J.;  University of York, York, United Kingdom
Punjabi, S.;  University of York, York, United Kingdom
Reimann, S.;  Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
Vollmer, M. K.;  Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
Steinbrecher, R.;  Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Hannigan, J.;  National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO
Emmons, L.;  National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO
Mahieu, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe infra-rouge de phys. atmosph. et solaire (GIRPAS)
Franco, Bruno ;  Université de Liège > R&D Direction : Chercheurs ULiège en mobilité
Smale, D.;  National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Lauder, New Zealand
Pozzer, A.;  Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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Language :
English
Title :
A Reversal of Long-term Global Trends in Atmospheric Ethane and Propane from North American Oil and Natural Gas Emissions
Publication date :
18 May 2016
Event name :
NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Annual Conference 2016
Event organizer :
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Event place :
Boulder (CO), United States
Event date :
May 17-18, 2016
Audience :
International
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