Dataset: all TROPOMI detected plumes for 2021. [Schuit et al. 2023: Automated detection and monitoring of methane super-emitters using satellite data]

<p>Dataset of all TROPOMI detected methane plumes in 2021, including estimates for the source location, emission quantification and source type. Corresponds to Figure 6 of Schuit et al. 2023 [Automated detection and monitoring of methane super-emitters using satellite data, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9071-2023].&nbsp;Additional details and context are provided in Section 3 of the paper.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Contents&nbsp;and data formats</em></p> <p><strong>date</strong>, date of the TROPOMI observation.&nbsp;format: YYYYMMDD</p> <p><strong>time_UTC</strong>, time of the TROPOMI observation in UTC. format: HH:MM:SS</p> <p><strong>lat</strong>, latitude of the center of the TROPOMI pixel at the&nbsp;estimated source location. format: float</p> <p><strong>lon</strong>, longitude of the center of the TROPOMI pixel at the&nbsp;estimated source location. format: float</p> <p><strong>source_rate_t/h</strong>, estimated emission source rate in tonnes per hour, the methodology is described in Section 2.5.1 of the paper. format: int</p> <p><strong>uncertainty_t/h</strong>, the uncertainty of the&nbsp;emission source rate in tonnes per hour, the methodology is described in Section 2.5.1 of the paper. format: int</p> <p><strong>estimated_source_type</strong>, the locally dominant anthropogenic source sector based on bottom-up inventories,&nbsp;the methodology is described in Section 2.5.3 of the paper. format: str</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Full citation of the paper:</p> <p>Schuit, B. J., Maasakkers, J. D., Bijl, P., Mahapatra, G., van den Berg, A.-W., Pandey, S., Lorente, A., Borsdorff, T., Houweling, S., Varon, D. J., McKeever, J., Jervis, D., Girard, M., Irakulis-Loitxate, I., Gorro&ntilde;o, J., Guanter, L., &nbsp;Cusworth, D. H., and Aben, I.: Automated detection and monitoring of methane super-emitters using satellite data, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 9071&ndash;9098, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9071-2023, 2023.</p>