Satellite Characterization of Methane Point Sources by Offshore Oil and Gas PlatForms †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Areas
2.2. Methane Emission Detection
2.3. Verification of Methane Plume
3. Results
3.1. Multiespectral Results
3.2. Hyperspectral Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Valverde, A.; Irakulis-Loitxate, I.; Roger, J.; Gorroño, J.; Guanter, L. Satellite Characterization of Methane Point Sources by Offshore Oil and Gas PlatForms. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2023, 28, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023028022
Valverde A, Irakulis-Loitxate I, Roger J, Gorroño J, Guanter L. Satellite Characterization of Methane Point Sources by Offshore Oil and Gas PlatForms. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2023; 28(1):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023028022
Chicago/Turabian StyleValverde, Adriana, Itziar Irakulis-Loitxate, Javier Roger, Javier Gorroño, and Luis Guanter. 2023. "Satellite Characterization of Methane Point Sources by Offshore Oil and Gas PlatForms" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 28, no. 1: 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023028022