GFEI_CH4: Global Methane Emissions from Fuel Exploitation

A global inventory of fugitive methane emissions from oil, gas, and coal exploitation, created for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System. Emissions are allocated to infrastructure locations like mines, wells, and processing plants, based on UNFCCC country reports and IPCC 2006 methods. The inventory serves as a prior estimate for inverse modeling of atmospheric methane observations.

Use Cases

• Conduct inverse modeling of atmospheric methane observations based on prior emission estimates.
• Analyze fugitive methane emissions from specific infrastructure types like mines and pipelines.
• Compare reported emissions from UNFCCC countries with IPCC-estimated emissions for non-reporting countries.
• Support policy development and planning for carbon management activities.

Strengths

• Emissions are allocated to specific infrastructure locations including mines, wells, pipelines, and processing plants.
• Inventory is based on authoritative sources: UNFCCC country reports and IPCC 2006 methods.
• Created for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System, indicating a scientific and policy-oriented purpose.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Dataset excludes combustion emissions as defined by IPCC 2006 category 1A.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Estimated using bottom-up methods based on UNFCCC country reports and IPCC 2006 guidelines.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:53:21.051268; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global