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CMS: Methane Concentrations and Prior Emissions in Boston, MA

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Location of two city (Boston University (BU), Copley Square (COP),) and two peripheral (Harvard Forest (HF); Nahant (NHT)) measurement stations (black points) in Boston, and the surrounding area.
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Locations of two city (Boston University (BU), Copley Square (COP),) and two peripheral (Harvard Forest (HF); Nahant (NHT)) measurement stations in Boston and the surrounding area.

CMS: Atmospheric Methane Concentrations and Prior Emissions, Boston, MA, 2012-2014
This data set provides average hourly measured, modeled enhancements, and background methane (CH4) concentrations, atmospheric ethane (C2H6) measurements, prior CH4 flux fields by sector, and a spatial reconstruction of natural gas (NG) consumption in Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding region. Atmospheric CH4 concentrations were measured continuously from September 2012 through August 2013 at four locations and atmospheric ethane was measured continuously for several months during 2012-2014 at one location. Spatial models of prior CH4 emissions and natural gas consumption are given for an ~18,000 km^2 area centered on Boston, MA.

The NASA Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) aims to characterize, quantify, understand, and predict the evolution of global carbon sources and sinks through improved monitoring of carbon stocks and fluxes.

Data Acknowledgements
Data authors: McKain, K., A. Down, S.M. Raciti, J.W. Budney, L.R. Hutyra, C. Floerchinger, S.C. Herndon, T. Nehrkorn, M.S. Zahniser, R.B. Jackson, N. Phillips, and S.C. Wofsy.
Data Set DOI: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1291
Data center: ORNL DAAC
Sponsor: NASA EOSDIS

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Location of two city (Boston University (BU), Copley Square (COP),) and two peripheral (Harvard Forest (HF); Nahant (NHT)) measurement stations (black points) in Boston, and the surrounding area.