Quantification of emissions from methane sources in Indianapolis

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Quantification of emissions from methane sources in Indianapolis using an aircraft-based platform Maria Obiminda

Quantification of emissions from methane sources in Indianapolis using an aircraft-based platform Maria Obiminda Cambaliza 1, Paul Shepson 1, Brian Stirm 1, Colm Sweeney 2, 3, Jocelyn Turnbull 2, 3, Anna Karion 2, Ken Davis 4, Thomas Lauvaux 4, Scott Richardson 4, Natasha Miles 4, Kevin Gurney 5, Dana Caulton 1, Kelly Mays 1, Rachel Svetanoff 1, James R. Whetstone 6, Antonio Possolo 6, Daniel Samarov 6, Eric Crosson 7 1 Purdue University, 2 NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, 3 CIRES, University of Colorado, 4 The Pennsylvania State University, 5 Arizona State University, 6 National Institute of Standards and Technology, 7 Picarro, Inc.

Background • global warming potential of 25 over a period of 100 years •

Background • global warming potential of 25 over a period of 100 years • Magnitude of individual sources of CH 4 is not well quantified • Urban environments are significant sources of anthropogenic methane emissions – significantly larger than currently estimated (Mays et al. , 2009, Wunch et al. , 2009) – Does not correlate with combustion sources (Mays et al. , 2009) • Goals – Estimate the city-wide emission flux – Investigate and quantify source specific emissions – Carefully determine the magnitude of uncertainty

Experimental Set-up Purdue Airborne Laboratory for Atmospheric Research Cal 1 Cal 3 Winds computer

Experimental Set-up Purdue Airborne Laboratory for Atmospheric Research Cal 1 Cal 3 Winds computer Cal 2 Calibration box CRDS PCP PFP

Experimental Sampling Design Top of the boundary layer m k 00 ~1 edge

Experimental Sampling Design Top of the boundary layer m k 00 ~1 edge

Flight Path: March 1, 2011 Indianapolis

Flight Path: March 1, 2011 Indianapolis

Time series distribution of CO 2 and CH 4

Time series distribution of CO 2 and CH 4

Downwind Observed CH 4 distribution

Downwind Observed CH 4 distribution

Estimating the Emission Flux Fc: area-averaged emission flux (mols/s) -x and +x: min and

Estimating the Emission Flux Fc: area-averaged emission flux (mols/s) -x and +x: min and max horiz transect distance limits corresponding to the area bounded by the city Uij: gridded wind vector perpendicular to the flight path dx and dz: horizontal and vertical grid spacing [C]b: ave background estimated from the edge of the transect

Interpolated CH 4 distribution Chu, D. The GLOBEC kriging software package – Easy. Krig

Interpolated CH 4 distribution Chu, D. The GLOBEC kriging software package – Easy. Krig 3. 0; The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 2004. Available from http: //globec. whoi. edu/software/kriging/easy_krig. html (accessed November 2010)

Result of Flux Calculation City Mar 1 measurement Mays et al. , 2009 Wunch

Result of Flux Calculation City Mar 1 measurement Mays et al. , 2009 Wunch et al. , 2009 Lowry et al. , 2001 Indianapolis South Coast air Basin, Southern CA London year Analytical Technique population density, per km 2 Emission, mols s-1 Emission per capita, μmols s 1/person 2011 aircraft-based, CRDS 861 47 ± 14 57 ± 17 2008 aircraft-based, CRDS 861 102 ± 73 123 ± 89 2007 -2008 ground-based open path FTS 3168 1189 ± 198 121 ± 20 1996 - 1997 ground-based GC and IRMS for [CH 4] and d 13 C measurement 4807 476 - 618 67 - 87

Revisiting the curtain transect CH 4 distribution

Revisiting the curtain transect CH 4 distribution

Interpolated CH 4 distribution

Interpolated CH 4 distribution

Back Trajectories

Back Trajectories

Following the plume upwind. . .

Following the plume upwind. . .

Interpolated CH 4 distribution ~55%

Interpolated CH 4 distribution ~55%

Revisiting the Downwind Observed CH 4 distribution

Revisiting the Downwind Observed CH 4 distribution

Back trajectories corresponding to hot spots from the East Indianapolis Caldwell Landfill

Back trajectories corresponding to hot spots from the East Indianapolis Caldwell Landfill

Horizontal flight segments on May 4, 2011

Horizontal flight segments on May 4, 2011

CH 4 Curtain Distribution vs Longitude

CH 4 Curtain Distribution vs Longitude

Interpolated CH 4 Curtain Flight Distribution

Interpolated CH 4 Curtain Flight Distribution

Calculating the Energy Equivalent from the Caldwell Landfill, Morristown, IN • Estimated Flux =

Calculating the Energy Equivalent from the Caldwell Landfill, Morristown, IN • Estimated Flux = 9. 1 mols s-1 = 821 m 3 hr-1 • 1 m 3 CH 4 has an energy content of 2. 9 k. Whr at 30% efficiency • 821 m 3/hr * (2. 9 k. Whr/m 3 CH 4) = 2381 k. Whr/hr • From US EIA: In 2008, the average hourly electricity consumption for a US residential utility customer was 1. 26 k. Whr • Emissions from the Caldwell landfill can provide energy for approximately: – ~ 1890 households (at 30% efficiency) • Can provide energy for the city of Morristown which has a population of ~1400 • We assume constant emission

Summary and Future Work • Starting to gain better understanding of CH 4 sources

Summary and Future Work • Starting to gain better understanding of CH 4 sources and their magnitudes • Combine aircraft flux measurements with mobile surface measurements of CH 4 • Combine aircraft measurements with a Lagrangian particle dispersion model to determine the surface footprint corresponding to elevated CH 4 concentrations • Need flask measurements to further constrain the location of CH 4 sources Acknowledgement: Funding from NIST

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