Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4555-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4555-2025
Data description paper
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16 Sep 2025
Data description paper |  | 16 Sep 2025

Aerial estimates of methane and carbon dioxide emission rates using a mass balance approach in New York State

Alexandra M. Catena, Mackenzie L. Smith, Lee T. Murray, Eric M. Leibensperger, Jie Zhang, Margaret J. Schwab, and James J. Schwab

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Raw Aerial Observations of Methane and Carbon Dioxide at Several Sectors in New York State in 2021 A. M. Catena and M. L. Smith https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.979845

Emission Rate Estimates of Methane and Carbon Dioxide at Several Sectors in New York State in 2021 A. M. Catena and M. L. Smith https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.979843

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Methane and carbon dioxide emission rates were calculated for facilities across several sectors in New York State using aerial observations. Of the sampled facilities, landfills dominated the methane emission rates, while combustion facilities had the highest carbon dioxide emission rates, followed by landfills. The self-reported Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inventory mostly underestimates landfill methane emissions, apart from a few facilities with comparable numbers.
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