A Fifteen Year Record of Global Natural Gas Flaring Derived from Satellite Data

A Fifteen Year Record of Global Natural Gas Flaring Derived from Satellite Data

We have produced annual estimates of national and global gas flaring and gas flaring efficiency from 1994 through 2008 using low light imaging data acquired by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). Gas flaring is a widely used practice for the disposal of associated gas in oil product...

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Main Authors: Mikhail Zhizhin, Dee W. Pack, Edward H. Erwin, Benjamin T. Tuttle, Tilottama Ghosh, Kimberly E. Baugh, Daniel Ziskin, Christopher D. Elvidge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-08-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
gas flaring
carbon emissions
nighttime lights
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/3/595/

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