Methane Controlled Release Experiments - Supplementary Data to Tettenborn et al. (2025)

This dataset contains the processed data which are the basis of the analysis in the publication Tettenborn et al. (2025). They are based on the raw data of the datasets: "Methane Controlled Release Experiment in Bedford (2019)", "Methane Controlled Release Experiment in Toronto (2021)","Methane Controlled Release Experiments in Rotterdam (2022)", "Methane Controlled Release Experiment in Utrecht (2022)","Methane Controlled Release Experiment in Bedford (2024)", "Methane Controlled Release Experiment in Utrecht (2024)". They contain mobile measurements of ambient methane collected during a controlled release of methane. Methane was released from a stationary source while a vehicle repeatedly drove past the release point, transecting the resulting methane plume multiple times. The objective of the experiments was to evaluate the capability of mobile platforms to detect methane plumes and to examine the relationship between methane release rates (in L/min) and key plume metrics, such as the maximum measured mole fraction and the integrated methane enhancement during individual plume transects.

The analysis of the data were carried out by researcher at the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU) at Utrecht University.