1 | Paper reference | Method | Author affiliations | Leakage rate estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Stephenson et al (2011)^ | Bottom up | Academic/Gov | 0.60% |
3 | O'Sullivan and Paltsev (2012) (aka the MIT study)* | Bottom up | Industry | 0.60% |
4 | Cathles et al (2012)^ | Bottom up | Academic/Industry | 0.90% |
5 | Burnham et al (2011)^ | Bottom up | Gov | 1.30% |
6 | EPA (2013) | Bottom up | Gov | 1.65% |
7 | Jiang et al (2011)^ | Bottom up | Academic | 2.00% |
8 | EPA (2012) | Bottom up | Gov | 2.30% |
9 | Hultman et al. (2011)^ | Bottom up | Academic | 2.80% |
10 | EPA (2011)^ | Bottom up | Gov | 3.00% |
11 | Miller et al (2013) (aka the Harvard study) | Top down | Academic/Gov | 3.00% |
12 | Petron et al (2014)* | Top down | Academic/Gov | 3.00% |
13 | Howarth et al. (2011) (aka the Cornell study)^* | Bottom up | Academic | 3.30% |
14 | Petron et al (2012)^ | Top down | Academic/Gov/Industry | 4.00% |
15 | Karion et al (2013) (aka NOAA 2012)* | Top down | Academic/Gov | 5.50% |
16 | NOAA et al (2013) | Top down | Gov | 9.00% |