AMMBEC 2024 Science Objectives
Investigate of emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants and factors that regional air quality in the Denver-Julesburg Oil and Gas Basin and the adjacent Denver Metropolitan Area. Major objectives include the following.
- Quantify methane emissions from Oil and Gas (O&G) operations and other sources in the Denver-Julesburg Basin (DJB) using airborne mass balance.
- Compare airborne mass balance methane fluxes to other methods and assess emissions trends relative to prior studies in this region.
- Assess emissions of air pollutants and greenhousegases in both the DJB and the wider Denver Metropolitan Area (DMA).
- Investigate the chemical regime and meteorological mechanisms that leads to summertime ozone in the DMA.