Development of a new gas-flaring emission dataset for southern West Africa

A new gas-flaring emission parameterization has been developed, which combines remote sensing observations using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) nighttime data with combustion equations. The parameterization has been applied to southern West Africa, including the Niger Delta as a r...

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Main Authors: K. Deetz, B. Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/10/1607/2017/gmd-10-1607-2017.pdf