{"id":14972,"date":"2022-11-01T16:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/nasa-identifies-earths-methane-super-emitters-with-new-instrument\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:55:09","slug":"nasa-identifies-earths-methane-super-emitters-with-new-instrument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/nasa-identifies-earths-methane-super-emitters-with-new-instrument\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA identifies Earth&#8217;s methane &#8220;super-emitters&#8221; with new instrument"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-Syb06pnAVo tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 30px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SklRpTh0Ei\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SyCpah0Ej\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-r1ICp3CNj  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1556px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 53.598971722365%;\" ><\/div><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"Nasa-Instrument-Supere\u0301metteurs-Me\u0301thane-Terre\" title = \"Nasa-Instrument-Supere\u0301metteurs-Me\u0301thane-Terre\" data-src = \"https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nasa-Instrument-Supere\u0301metteurs-Me\u0301thane-Terre.jpeg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-r1ICp3CNj{margin: 0px 0px -3px 0px;}.tatsu-r1ICp3CNj .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-r1ICp3CNj.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-SkwZ0h0Es   \" ><style>.tatsu-SkwZ0h0Es .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-SkwZ0h0Es .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">A methane plume at least 4.8 km long is rising into the atmosphere south of Tehran, Iran. The plume, detected by NASA&#8217;s EMIT mission, originates from a large landfill, where methane is a by-product of waste decomposition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SyCpah0Ej.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-SyCpah0Ej.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SyCpah0Ej > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SyCpah0Ej > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SyCpah0Ej > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SyCpah0Ej > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SyCpah0Ej.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SyCpah0Ej.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SyCpah0Ej.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-Syb06pnAVo .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 30px 0px;}.tatsu-Syb06pnAVo .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-Syb06pnAVo > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Syb06pnAVo > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Syb06pnAVo .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-ByZj10hRVs tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"30px 0px 30px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='30px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-has-one-half tatsu-row-has-two-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-rJxokRhREj\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SJTJC2ANi\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-Syqa03REo   \" ><style>.tatsu-Syqa03REo .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-Syqa03REo .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p>The main culprits are Turkmenistan, which produces plumes over 32 km wide, Iran and New Mexico in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Earth Surface Mineral Dust Investigation, or &#8220;EMIT&#8221;, is a space-based spectrometer that measures solar energy reflected by the Earth in hundreds of wavelengths from visible light to infrared.<\/p>\n<p>According to David Thompson, Chief Scientist of the EMIT instrument and Principal Investigator at JPL, this is a unique capability that will enhance efforts to identify methane sources and reduce emissions from human activities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5>&#8220;As EMIT continues to study the planet, it will observe places where no one had thought to look for greenhouse gas emitters before, and it will find plumes that no one expected.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Robert Green, EMIT Principal Investigator at JPL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to NASA, EMIT could discover hundreds of previously unknown methane super-emitters before the end of its one-year mission. This is a crucial tool in the fight to reduce methane emissions and limit global warming. It will not only help researchers to better determine the origin of methane leaks, but also to find solutions for their rapid remediation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SJTJC2ANi.tatsu-column{width: 73.9%;}.tatsu-SJTJC2ANi.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SJTJC2ANi > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJTJC2ANi > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJTJC2ANi > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJTJC2ANi > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SJTJC2ANi.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SJTJC2ANi.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SJTJC2ANi.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-rkq9R3AVi   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/news\/3228\/methane-super-emitters-mapped-by-nasas-new-earth-space-mission\/\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"NASA (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-rkq9R3AVi .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni.tatsu-column{width: 26.1%;}.tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BJgpyA20Ni.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-ByZj10hRVs .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 30px 0px 30px 0px;}.tatsu-ByZj10hRVs .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-ByZj10hRVs > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByZj10hRVs > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByZj10hRVs .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, trapping more than 80 times as much heat as carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after it enters the atmosphere. Although this power diminishes over time as it decomposes, this means that emissions have a more immediate impact on global warming. This new tool should make it possible to identify methane sources in places that are usually unexplored, and to find solutions.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/nasa-identifies-earths-methane-super-emitters-with-new-instrument\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14982,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14972\/revisions\/14982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}