Reply to comment on "hydrocarbon emissions characterization in the Colorado Front Range - A pilot study" by Michael A. Levi

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 236-242

  Pétron, Gabrielle ^a,b   Frost, Gregory J ^a,b   Trainer, Michael K ^b   Miller, Benjamin R ^a,b   Dlugokencky, Edward J ^b   Tans, Pieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; emissions; hydrocarbons; methane; natural gas

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL FIELDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; WELDS;

ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; COLORADO; COLORADO FRONT RANGE; EMISSION INVENTORIES; FOSSIL FUEL EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON EMISSION; INVENTORY INFORMATION; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FOSSIL FUEL; GAS WELL; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WELD COUNTY;

EID: 84877936285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018487     Document Type: Review

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