Methane from gas field emissions near Mary, Turkmenistan

Elevated atmospheric methane (yellow) from natural gas field emissions and other sources are visible during two days in June 2018 in the Mary Province, Turkmenistan – where the Galkynysh gas field is located (a large natural gas field). As seen in the images, the measured atmospheric methane concentration varies depending on meteorological conditions such as wind direction, wind speed and spatial resolution of the observations. More information on satellite observations of Turkmenistan’s methane emissions can be found here and here.

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