在将区域飞机排放调查扩展到盆地排放估计时,未解决的不确定性

Daniel Zimmerle1, Sonu Dileep2, Casey Quinn3

  • 1Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524, United States.

概括

空中调查有效地检测到来自石油和天然气设施的甲羽毛,但将这些发现扩展到盆地水平的排放引入了重大不确定性,特别是在维护事件和羽毛漂移方面.

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