What is the Impact of Oil & Natural Gas Operations on US Air Quality?
Compared ground, flight and satellite data at 4 of the NASA DISCOVER-AQ campaign locations (Maryland-July 2011, California-Jan. 2013, Texas-Sept. 2013, Colorado-July 2014).
Analyze different trace gases to interpret the source of methane (i.e. carbon dioxide-transportation pollution, larger concentrations of methane indicate possibility of drilling while lower localized methane concentrations indicate wetlands).
Special Thanks to Dr. Anne Thompson and Dr. Debra Kollonige, my mentors at NASA GSFC and ESSIC.
Figure 1: Methanol profile from NASA P3B flight.
Figure 2: Ability to detect forest fires.
Figure 3: The warmer colors indicate areas where methane values are larger, which happens to occur in several areas of natural gas production.
Figure 4: Methane profile from NASA P3B flight.