A Quantification of Methane Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Extraction Regions in the Central/Western U.S. and a Comparison to Previous Studies

Jeff Peischl1,2, Kenneth C. Aikin3,4, Scott Joseph Eilerman3,5, Jessica Gilman3,5, Joost A de Gouw1,3, Scott C. Herndon6, Brian M Lerner3,5, J A Neuman2,7, Travis Wade Tokarek8, Michael Trainer3, Carsten Warneke5,9 and Thomas B Ryerson10, (1)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States, (2)NOAA ESRL, Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (5)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (6)Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, United States, (7)University of Colorado at Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, United States, (8)University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, (9)NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, United States, (10)NOAA/ESRL Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO, United States