AOSC Seminar by Dr. Scot Miller, 9/19/2024
AOSC Seminar
Scot Miller
Johns Hopkins University
Title
Three case studies in greenhouse gas emissions – new insights provided by an expanded atmospheric observing network.
Abstract
The global record of greenhouse gas measurements is growing rapidly with the launch of several new satellites and an expansion of ground-based monitoring. This new era of big data is set to transform scientific understanding of greenhouse gas emissions. In the beginning of the talk, we'll focus on why it's so important to independently verify greenhouse gas emissions followed by three case studies on emissions, all possible due to this expanding observation network. In the first case study, we'll discuss an often-overlooked greenhouse gas called sulfuryl fluoride; emissions of this gas across the US follow a surprising and potentially unexpected pattern. Second, we'll discuss emissions of ethane across the US. Ethane may be a helpful marker of leaks from oil and natural gas operations. Lastly, we’ll focuses on methane emissions from China, the world's largest emitter of anthropogenic greenhouse gases.
Bio
Scot Miller is originally from Fargo, North Dakota. He completed a PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Harvard) in 2015 and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Dept. of Global Ecology at the Carnegie Institution for Science. He is now an assistant professor the Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins. When not in the office, Scot spends most of his free time cycling and climbing mountains.
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Seminar: 3:30-4:30pm, Room: ATL 2400(only when in-person)
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