Gas flaring activity and black carbon emissions in 2017 derived from the Sentinel-3A Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer

Caseiro, Alexandre; Gehrke, Berit; Rücker, Gernot; Leimbach, David; Kaiser, Johannes W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2137-2020

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2137-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2137-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

Data description paper

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10 Sep 2020

Data description paper |

| 10 Sep 2020

Gas flaring activity and black carbon emissions in 2017 derived from the Sentinel-3A Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer

Alexandre Caseiro, Berit Gehrke, Gernot Rücker, David Leimbach, and Johannes W. Kaiser

Data sets

Global Gas Flaring activity and Black Carbon emissions A. Caseiro and J. W. Kaiser https://doi.org/10.25326/19

Short summary

Gas flaring is a global phenomenon with local, regional, and global environmental impacts. The present knowledge on gas flaring activity and emissions lacks consistency. Satellite remote sensing offers the possibility of global and consistent coverage of gas flares. In this work, we present the application of a previously published method to the detection and characterisation of gas flares globally. We derive the volumes of gas flared and their respective black carbon emissions.