Air pollution impacts due to petroleum extraction in the Norwegian Sea during the ACCESS aircraft campaign
Emissions from oil/gas extraction activities in the Arctic are already important in certain regions and may increase as global warming opens up new opportunities for industrial development. Emissions from oil/gas extraction are sources of air pollutants, but large uncertainties exist with regard to...
Published in: | Elem Sci Anth |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | German |
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BioOne
2017
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Online Access: | https://elib.dlr.de/115615/ https://elib.dlr.de/115615/1/Tucella-Roiger-etal-124-3112-1-PB.pdf https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.124 |
Summary: | Emissions from oil/gas extraction activities in the Arctic are already important in certain regions and may increase as global warming opens up new opportunities for industrial development. Emissions from oil/gas extraction are sources of air pollutants, but large uncertainties exist with regard to their amounts and composition. In this study, we focus on detailed investigation of emissions from oil/gas extraction in the Norwegian Sea combining measurements from the EU ACCESS aircraft campaign in July 2012 and regional chemical transport modeling. |
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