KatherineSaad

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology
SARPPresentations
July27,2011
PI:Dr.DonBlake
Mentor:JulieLee

Mostabundant
hydrocarbonin
atmosphere
PotentGHG(~20x
GWPofCO2)
Lifetimeof810years
California:AB32,CARB
scopingplan

(Seinfeld&Pandis2006)

Aircraftsamplestaken
withWholeAir
Sampler(WAS)
Analyzedusinggas
chromatography
Modifying!

1stAfternoonFlight:Urban

2.25

2.25

2.15

2.15

2.05

y=169x+2E+06
R=0.14

1.95

Methane(ppm)

Methane(ppm)

1stMorningFlight:Hybrid

1.85

2.05
y=81x+2E+06
R=0.94

1.95

1.85

1.75
0

500

1000

1500

Ethane(ppt)

2000

2500

1.75
0

500

1000

1500

Ethane(ppt)

2000

2500

2ndMorningFlight:Mixed

2ndAfternoonFlight:Urban

2.35

2.35

Methane(ppt)

Methane(ppt)

y=702x+1E+06
R=0.70

2.25

2.15

2.05

1.95

2.25

2.15

2.05

y=68x+2E+06
R=0.86

1.95

y=62x+2E+06
R=0.76

1.85

1.85

1.75

1.75
0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

500

1000

Ethane(ppt)
Rural

Urban

Background

1500

2000

Ethane(ppt)
Background

Urban

2500

3000

CH4:C2H6Ratios
0

100

150

200

400

3600

2500
3.0
2000

Ethane(ppt)

Methane(ppm)

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

1000

500

0.5

0.0
11:20

1500

11:50

12:20

LocalTime

12:51

0
11:20

11:50

12:20

LocalTime

12:51

Altitude(ft)
3.0

14000

12000

2.5

10000

Methane(ppm)

2.0
8000
1.5
6000
1.0
4000

0.5

0.0
11:20

2000

0
11:50

12:20

LocalTime

12:51

Altitude(ft)
3.0

14000

2.1

100
90

2.0

80
70

Methane(ppm)

2.0
8000
1.5
6000
1.0
4000

Methane(ppm)

10000

1.9

60
50

1.8

40
30

1.7

0.5

20

MixingRatios(ppt)

12000

2.5

2000
10

0.0
11:20

0
11:50

12:20

LocalTime

12:51

1.6
11:20

11:27

11:35

11:43

0
11:50

LocalTime
Methane

DMS

Isoprene

Benzene

Altitude(ft)
3.0

Altitude(ft)
2.50

14000

12000

12000

2.5

2.25

Methane(ppm)

2.0
8000
1.5
6000
1.0
4000

0.5

Methane(ppm)

10000

0.0
11:20

14000

10000

8000
2.00
6000

4000

1.75

2000

2000

0
11:50

12:20

LocalTime

12:51

1.50
11:20

11:35

LocalTime

0
11:50

2500

1.94
1.92

2000

Ethane(ppt)

Methane(ppm)

1.90
1.88
1.86
1.84
1.82
1.80

1500

1000

500

1.78
1.76
15:45

16:15

16:45

LocalTime

17:16

0
15:45

16:15

16:45

LocalTime

17:16

Altitude(ft)
1.94

Altitude(ft)
2500

14000

1.92

12000

12000
2000
10000

1.88
1.86

8000

1.84

6000

1.82

Ethane(ppt)

Methane(ppm)

1.90

10000
1500

8000
6000

1000

4000

4000

1.80

500
2000

2000

1.78
1.76
15:45

14000

16:15

16:45

LocalTime

0
17:16

0
15:45

16:15

16:45

LocalTime

0
17:16

Altitude(ft)

Altitude(ft)

1.96

3000
12000

1.94

2500

1.92

10000

10000

1.90
8000

1.88
1.86

6000

1.84
4000

1.82
1.80

2000

Ethane(ppt)

Methane(ppm)

12000

2000
8000
1500

6000

1000

4000

500

2000

1.78
1.76
15:55

16:05

16:15

LocalTime

0
16:25

0
15:55

16:05

16:15

LocalTime

0
16:25

CentralValleyCH4:C2H6ratios10xLAratios,
suggestingthatdairyemissionsdominatein
ruralareasandnaturalgasemissionsdominate
inurbanareas
Tracerscanbeusefulindeterminingmethane
sources,especiallynearthesurface
Furtherresearchneedstobemadeon
quantifyingtherelationshipbetweentracer
ratiosandsources
ConcentrationsEmissions

 TheWholeAirGroup!
Dr.DonBlake(UCI)
SARP/NSERC/NASAandallofthementors
Drs.MattRigbyandRonPrinn(MIT)
Cows

(courtesyof
Dr.Fuelberg)

Lowe,DC,Agreensourceofsurprise,Nature
439(12),148149(2006).
Seinfeld,JHandSPandis,AtmosphericChemistry
andPhysicsFromAirPollutiontoClimate
Change,2ndEdition,JohnWiley&Sons(2006).
Xiao,Y,JALogan,DJJacob,RCHudman,R
YantoscaandDRBlake,Globalbudgetofethane
andregionalconstraintsonU.S.sources,Journal
ofGeophysicalResearch113,D21306,doi:
10.1029/2007JD009415(2008).

Altitude(ft)
1.96

14000

1.94

3000

12000

1.88

8000

1.86
6000

1.84
1.82

4000

1.80
2000

1.78
1.76
15:00

15:15

15:30

15:45

16:00

LocalTime

16:15

0
16:30

Ethane(ppt)

Methane(ppm)

10000

14000
12000

2500

1.92
1.90

Altitude(ft)

10000

2000

8000
1500
6000
1000

4000

500

0
15:00

2000

15:15

15:30

15:45

16:00

LocalTime

16:15

0
16:30

CH4:C2H6Ratios

50

75

90

110

120

130

(naturalgas.org)

 TitleSlide
http://www.realcaliforniamilk.com
http://ecenterold.colorado.edu/energy/

fossilfuels/index.html

Slide1:noaa.gov
Slide6

http://www.californiality.com/2010/08/hasnew

calawgotmilk.html