Coal Mine Methane Emissions Inventory from Aircraft Remote Sensing

A dataset comparing methane emission estimates from underground coal mines using aircraft remote-sensing surveys and direct measurement methods. It was created by Elise Penn and published on figshare in May 2026. The data likely contains basin-scale emission factors and comparisons of IPCC Tier methods.

Use Cases

• Validate IPCC Tier emission estimation methods based on remote-sensing data.
• Estimate basin-specific emission factors for ventilation shafts and gob wells.
• Scale up local emission measurements to national inventories.
• Compare the accuracy of Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 reporting methodologies.

Strengths

• The dataset is based on direct measurements used for national emission reporting (IPCC Tier 3).
• It compares remote-sensing estimates with direct measurements, showing agreement within 40%.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset size is 16.2 KB, indicating a very limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Likely compiled from aircraft remote-sensing surveys and direct emission measurements.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 08:30:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States coal basins.