Geoinformatics & Geostatistics: An OverviewISSN: 2327-4581

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Richard A Muller Author

RAMuller@LBL.gov

Subjects of specialization
Natural Gas, Uranium, Radioactivity

Affiliation
Berkeley Earth Project 2831 Garber St. Berkeley CA, 94705, USA

Biography

Richard is an American physicist and emeritus professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was also a faculty senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In early 2010, Richard and his daughter Elizabeth founded the group Berkeley Earth, an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit aimed at addressing some of the major concerns of the climate change skeptics, in particular the global surface temperature record.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Fugitive Methane and the Role of Atmospheric Half-Life

Author(s):

Richard A Muller* and Elizabeth A Muller

Because methane has an initial GWP (global warming potential) 120x that of carbon dioxide, concern about leaked “fugitive” methane often dominates discussions of natural gas policy. But this high GWP can easily be misinterpreted to conclude that natural gas is a much greater greenhouse danger when used for electric power generation vs. coal. In determining policy, particularly with regard to legacy issues (global warming for future generations) it is essential to take full account of the short 8.6-year lifetime of methane in the atmosphere. Moreover, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change use of time “horizon” must be understood properly; it refers to an average from the present, not a time that lies in the future. The IPCC GWP... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2327-4581.1000162

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