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This data set provides average hourly measured, modeled enhancements, and background methane (CH4) concentrations, atmospheric ethane (C2H6) measurements, prior CH4 flux fields by sector, and a spatial reconstruction of natural gas (NG) consumption in Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding region. Atmospheric CH4 concentrations were measured continuously from September 2012 through August 2013 at four locations and atmospheric ethane was measured continuously for several months during 2012-2014 at one location. Spatial models of prior CH4 emissions and natural gas consumption are given for an ~18,000 km^2 area centered on Boston, MA.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
SPECTROMETERS
Spatial Extent
N: 43.2 S: 41.5 E: -70 W: -72.2
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2012-09-01 to 2014-06-30
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
c2343105668-ornl_cloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

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MCKAIN, K., DOWN, A., RACITI, S. M., BUDNEY, J. W., HUTYRA, L. R., FLOERCHINGER, C., HERNDON, S. C., NEHRKORN, T., ZAHNISER, M. S., JACKSON, R. B., PHILLIPS, N., & WOFSY, S. C. (2015). CMS: Atmospheric Methane Concentrations and Prior Emissions, Boston, MA, 2012-2014. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1291 Date Accessed: 2025-07-04

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