Carsten Warneke: Ongoing and Future Work Related to the NOAA AirMAPS Project

The Airborne and Remote sensing Methane and Air Pollutant Surveys (AiRMAPS) upcoming mission is a series of studies led by NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) to provide comprehensive and quantitative top-down emissions data for methane, other greenhouse gases, and major air pollutants from oil and gas production basins, and selected urban and agricultural areas. The main objectives include establishing a current top-down best estimate of U.S. O&G methane and air pollutant emissions for future evaluations and trend analysis and demonstrating the use and value of a tiered, integrated GHG observing system consisting of light and heavy aircraft providing comprehensive airborne surveys; satellite- and aircraft-based remote sensing; and ground-based long- and short-term observations. In this presentation, we will summarize the plans for AiRMAPS and show first results.
Dr. Carsten Warneke is a scientist at the NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, where he leads a research group specializing on volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. He is also the lead scientist of large-scale NOAA research projects that bring together airborne, ground, and satellite observing systems, and state-of-the-art models to study air quality and climate in the United States.

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