Comparative analysis of carbon dioxide storage resource assessment methodologies

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 105-124

  Popova, Olga H ^a   Small, Mitchell J ^a   McCoy, Sean T ^b   Thomas, A C ^c   Karimi, Bobak ^d   Goodman, Angela ^e   Carter, Kristin M ^f  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY   (France)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; BUSINESS DECISIONS; CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL; CO2 EMISSIONS; CO2 STORAGE; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FORMULATIONS; DECISION MAKERS; GEOLOGIC MEDIA; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; MITIGATION OPTIONS; OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR; POLICY MAKERS; SALINE FORMATION; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STORAGE RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

CARBON CAPTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POROUS MEDIUM; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867188154     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.06011212002     Document Type: Article

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