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EPA-annual-emissions_1B2b_Natural_Gas_Distribution·dataset

U.S. Methane From Natural Gas Distribution (2012)

Gridded 2012 EPA Methane Emissions - Natural Gas Distribution
atmosphere NASA VEDA COG
In plain English

What it measures. A map of 2012 methane emissions across the U.S. from the natural gas distribution system that delivers gas to homes and businesses.

How it's made. Compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency into a gridded national emissions inventory.

How & where you'd use it. Helps researchers and policymakers find methane leaking from gas delivery pipelines.

What's measured

EPAannualemissions1B2bNaturalGasDistribution

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2012-01-01 → 2012-12-31
  • Spatial extent-130, 20, -60, 55
  • FormatsCOG

What you can do with it

  • Map air pollutants — NO₂, aerosols, ozone
  • Track greenhouse gases and Earth's energy budget
  • Feed weather and air-quality analysis
Official description

Non-combustion emissions from sector 1B2b for natural gas distribution.

Get the data

veda_access.py
# NASA VEDA — open STAC API, anonymous (cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs)
from pystac_client import Client

cat = Client.open("https://openveda.cloud/api/stac")
col = cat.get_collection("EPA-annual-emissions_1B2b_Natural_Gas_Distribution")
items = list(col.get_items())          # browse the analysis-ready COGs
# open an asset with rioxarray:
# import rioxarray; da = rioxarray.open_rasterio(items[0].assets["cog_default"].href)
NASA VEDA is an open STAC catalog — browse and stream the cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs anonymously (no login).