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Dataset

 

TOMCAT simulated Nord Stream methane plume, September 2022

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2024-07-30
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2024-09-19
DOI Publication Date: 2024-09-19
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 1 Files | 82MB

Abstract

This file contains the simulated atmospheric methane (CH4) mixing ratios over the North Sea and Northern Europe during the Nord Stream gas leak event during September 2022. Mixing ratios are provide on the TOMCAT T106 model grid, with a horizontal resolution of approximately 1.125 x 1.125 degrees. There are 60 vertical levels from the surface up to 0.1 hPa. The data covers the period from 00:00 UTC 26/09/2022 - 00:00 UTC 30/09/2022. There are two methane tracers, one containing background methane and methane from non-Nord Stream related sources, and a separate model tracer simulating CH4 from the Nord Stream leaks. For this simulation, Nord Stream was assumed to emit methane at a constant rate of 4.17 Gg hr^(-1). These simulations are discussed in Wilson et al., (2024) - 'Quantifying large methane emissions from the Nord Stream pipeline gas leak of September 2022 using IASI satellite observations and inverse modelling'.

Citable as:  Wilson, C.; Chipperfield, M.; Feng, W.; Dowd, E. (2024): TOMCAT simulated Nord Stream methane plume, September 2022. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 19 September 2024. doi:10.5285/e41965a32923498396fd8a8446f066f1. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/e41965a32923498396fd8a8446f066f1
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Methane, Nord Stream, Natural Gas, Atmosphere, TOMCAT

Details

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Access rules:
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Originally produced by Chris Wilson at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) at the University of Leeds, Leeds, UK in October 2022. Submitted by Chris Wilson to CEDA on acceptance of the related research in July 2024.

Data Quality:
Data are as provided by the data producer
File Format:
NetCDF

Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

TOMCAT model deployed on Leeds computer

Abstract

This computation involved: TOMCAT model deployed on Leeds computer. The TOMCAT model is an off-line Chemical Transport Model (CTM) developed at the University of Leeds.

Input Description

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Output Description

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Software Reference

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Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2022-09-26T00:00:00
End time:
2022-09-30T00:00:00
Geographic Extent

 
76.2600°
 
-15.1900°
 
20.8100°
 
43.7400°