AMMBEC Science Objectives

Investigate of emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants and factors that regional air quality in the Denver-Julesburg Oil and Gas Basin and the adjacent Denver Metropolitan Area. Major objectives include the following.

1. Quantify methane emissions from Oil and Gas (O&G) operations and other sources in the Denver-Julesburg Basin (DJB) using airborne mass balance.
2. Compare airborne mass balance methane fluxes to other methods and assess emissions trends relative to prior studies in this region.
3. Assess emissions of air pollutants and greenhousegases in both the DJB and the wider Denver Metropolitan Area (DMA).
4. Investigate the chemical regime and meteorological mechanisms that leads to summertime ozone in the DMA.