Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, methane
| Principal Investigator: | Risk, Dave (1) |
| Licence Number: | 16590 |
| Organization: | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2019
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| Issued: | Jul 08, 2019 |
| Project Team: | Scott Dallimore, Roger MacLeod, Isaac Ketchum |
Objective(s): To map the amount and source of atmospheric methane release from the Mackenzie Delta area.
Project Description: The research team will use the newly develop ExACT (Emissions Attribution via Computational Techniques) system, a completely novel and innovative approach to survey gas emissions from natural and manmade sources. ExACT consists of computer algorithms applied to geo-located multi-gas data collected during vehicle-based surveys. Data collection involves a combination of multi-gas analyzers, targeting several gases of interest such as CO2, CH4, H2S, C2H6 and others, depending on the project. The team will also use air core sampling, which involves collecting air samples in a long, narrow tube that can retain a profile of atmospheric air. This will allow the team to collect air samples in areas too remote to use the ExACT method and more accurately map high-rate gas emissions previously identified from aerial surveys. A report will be produced and provided in public information sessions in Inuvik and other locations after the study has been completed.
