Clearing the Air
An online blog bringing you the latest news and insights from the Scientific Aviation team.
Towards Reconciliation of Methane Emissions Estimates
Coordinated study takes important steps towards reconciling methane emissions estimates in an oil and gas basin In 2015, Scientific Aviation participated in a “first-of-its-kind” field campaign that brought together[…]
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Why Methane Matters
Why Methane Matters Have you ever noticed what happens to your cup of hot chocolate when you walk away? It cools down, right? Similarly, everything in the universe does the[…]
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Scientists converge to study ozone, an atmospheric mystery near Lake Michigan
published on Phys.org on July 3, 2017
NASA’s Arctic ecosystem science flights begin
published on Phys.org on May 24, 2017
The Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) has started the second year of its campaign, which will use airborne instruments to monitor ecosystems in Alaska and northwestern Canada.
New Methane Leak Detector Could Save Oil Industry $30 Billion Per Year
published on OilPrice.com on February 2, 2017
The Invisible Catastrophe
published in the New York Times on March 31, 2016
Over the course of four months, 97,100 metric tons of methane quietly leaked out of a single well into California’s sky. Scientists and residents are still trying to figure out just how much damage was done.
The size of the California methane leak isn’t the scariest part of the story
published in Smithsonian Magazine on February 26, 2017
The Aliso Canyon leak doubled Los Angeles’ methane emissions—and it’s just one disaster we were lucky enough to find.
The Lone Pilot Flying Over California’s Giant Methane Leak
published in Wired on January 12, 2016
Probe Takes Aim at US Methane Plume Mystery
published in AlJazeera America on May 6, 2015
NASA and NOAA scientists identify and measure man-made and natural sources of emission hot spot in Southwest