Article
Environmental Sciences
Franz Pablo Antezana Lopez, Guanhua Zhou, Guifei Jing, Kai Zhang, Yumin Tan
Summary: In this study, an empirical orthogonal function (EOF)-based method is used to estimate the distribution of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) using data from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT). The results show good agreement with other observation networks, demonstrating the potential of this method for mapping global greenhouse gases.
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ryoichi Imasu, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Masakatsu Nakajima, Yukio Yoshida, Kei Shiomi, Isamu Morino, Naoko Saitoh, Yosuke Niwa, Yu Someya, Yu Oishi, Makiko Hashimoto, Hibiki Noda, Kouki Hikosaka, Osamu Uchino, Shamil Maksyutov, Hiroshi Takagi, Haruma Ishida, Takashi Y. Nakajima, Teruyuki Nakajima, Chong Shi
Summary: GOSAT-2, the successor of GOSAT, has improved sensors and can provide higher quality and quantity of greenhouse gas observations. The introduction of an intelligent pointing mechanism improves the accuracy of CO2 emissions estimation by avoiding cloud cover.
PROGRESS IN EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Stefan Noeel, Maximilian Reuter, Michael Buchwitz, Jakob Borchardt, Michael Hilker, Heinrich Bovensmann, John P. Burrows, Antonio Di Noia, Hiroshi Suto, Yukio Yoshida, Matthias Buschmann, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Dietrich G. Feist, David W. T. Griffith, Frank Hase, Rigel Kivi, Isamu Morino, Justus Notholt, Hirofumi Ohyama, Christof Petri, James R. Podolske, David F. Pollard, Mahesh Kumar Sha, Kei Shiomi, Ralf Sussmann, Yao Te, Voltaire A. Velazco, Thorsten Warneke
Summary: The FOCAL algorithm has been successfully applied to derive CO2 data from GOSAT and GOSAT-2 radiances, showing promising results. By utilizing both S- and P-polarisation spectra in the retrieval, the new application allows for the derivation of various atmospheric constituents beyond CO2. The accuracy of FOCAL and the preliminary comparisons with other data sets suggest its potential as a reliable tool for monitoring greenhouse gas concentrations.
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yu Someya, Yukio Yoshida, Hirofumi Ohyama, Shohei Nomura, Akihide Kamei, Isamu Morino, Hitoshi Mukai, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Joshua L. Laughner, Voltaire A. Velazco, Benedikt Herkommer, Yao Te, Mahesh Kumar Sha, Rigel Kivi, Minqiang Zhou, Young Suk Oh, Nicholas M. Deutscher, David W. T. Griffith
Summary: The National Institute for Environmental Studies has provided column-averaged dry-air mole fraction of carbon dioxide and methane obtained from the Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) for over a decade. The retrieval algorithm used to produce the new L2 product, V03.00, was recently updated, resulting in improvements in fitting accuracies and data quantities. However, bias correction is still necessary for XCO2 over the ocean.
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Daniel J. Jacob, Daniel J. Varon, Daniel H. Cusworth, Philip E. Dennison, Christian Frankenberg, Ritesh Gautam, Luis Guanter, John Kelley, Jason McKeever, Lesley E. Ott, Benjamin Poulter, Zhen Qu, Andrew K. Thorpe, John R. Worden, Riley M. Duren
Summary: This article reviews the current and planned satellite observations of atmospheric methane, discussing the methods and instruments used for quantifying emissions. The satellites are classified into area flux mappers for regional to global scale measurements and point source imagers for individual source detection. The current satellites provide valuable data for interpreting long-term methane trends and quantifying national emissions, while future satellites will enhance the resolution and capability for emissions quantification.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Farhan Mustafa, Huijuan Wang, Lingbing Bu, Qin Wang, Muhammad Shahzaman, Muhammad Bilal, Minqiang Zhou, Rashid Iqbal, Rana Waqar Aslam, Md. Arfan Ali, Zhongfeng Qiu
Summary: In this study, aircraft measurements were conducted to validate the accuracy of CO2 retrievals from two satellites. The comparison with in situ measurements and model datasets showed good agreement among the datasets. The biases in dry-air column-averaged CO2 mole fractions retrieved from OCO-2 and GOSAT were also reported.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lihang Zhou, Juying Warner, Nicholas R. Nalli, Zigang Wei, Youmi Oh, Lori Bruhwiler, Xingpin Liu, Murty Divakarla, Ken Pryor, Satya Kalluri, Mitchell D. Goldberg
Summary: Methane (CH4) is the second most significant greenhouse gas contributing to climate change, accounting for 20% of all well-mixed greenhouse gases. Satellite measurements from AIRS and CrIS instruments have confirmed a significant increase in CH4 concentrations in the mid-upper troposphere from 2003 to 2020. The study also found phase shifts in seasonal cycles of CH4 concentrations at middle to high latitudes of the northern hemisphere.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Michael J. Jeffries, Peter J. Gilbert, Scott Taylor, David A. Cooke, Michael E. Deary
Summary: Ponds, despite their small size, are globally distributed and play a crucial role in supporting aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, the stocks of organic carbon in pond sediments and their relationship with greenhouse gas fluxes remain uncertain.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Robert Sroufe, Alec Watts
Summary: This study examines the decarbonization of the agriculture industry in the US through scenario planning, identifying drivers of change and presenting four plausible scenarios. It calls for action from decision makers to shift the industry onto a different path and suggests more research on emission policies, valuing CO2 emissions, and decarbonization strategies across industries.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rui Ma, Ji Li, Rd Tyagi, Xiaolei Zhang
Summary: This review summarizes the microorganisms capable of using CO2 and CH4 to produce PHAs, illustrating the production process, factors influencing it, and discussing optimization techniques. It identifies the challenges and future prospects for developing economically viable PHAs production using GHGs as a carbon source.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
W. M. Wefers, L. W. Lehnert, D. Schmidt, M. Reuter, M. Buchwitz, C. Kammann, K. Velten, F. Hase, J. Notholt, D. Kubistin, J. Mueller-Williams, M. Lindauer
Summary: This study presents a novel method (XCO2SAT+) for determining monthly XCO2 concentrations for selected sites using observations from multiple satellites and statistical methods. The results validate the accuracy of the method and compare it to other approximation methods. XCO2SAT+ is a suitable alternative for providing long-term time series of monthly averaged XCO2 concentrations for selected sites.
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Remote Sensing
Linjing Zhang, Chong Wei, Hui Liu, Hong Jiang, Xuehe Lu, Xiuying Zhang, Chen Jiang
Summary: This article compares the CH4 data retrieved from AIRS, SCIAMACHY, and GOSAT satellites, finding that AIRS can reflect the global distribution and changes of CH4, GOSAT covers between 60 degrees S to 60 degrees N, and SCIAMACHY lies between the two. Though SCIAMACHY shows poor consistency with surface measurements, it can still reflect the dynamic distribution of CH4 globally to some extent.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yongxiang Liu, Hongmei Zhao, Guangying Zhao, Xuelei Zhang, Aijun Xiu
Summary: Open biomass burning (OBB) has significant impacts on air pollution, human health, and climate change. This study used an optimized Fire Radiative Power (FRP) algorithm to estimate the emissions of carbonaceous gases and aerosols (CGA) from OBB in China and assessed their spatiotemporal characteristics. The results show that CGA emissions in China are concentrated in the Northeast, North, Southwest, and East regions, with a trend of initially increasing, then decreasing national emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
S. Allahudheen, A. Bhuvana Chandra, Rabindra K. Nayak, V. K. Dadhwal, M. Krishnapriya, M. V. Lakshmaiah
Summary: A nested GEOS-Chem atmosphere transport model was used to study the variability of tropospheric CO2 over India and surrounding oceans during 2012-2020. The model was constrained by CO2 influxes from GEOS-Chem global simulations and surface fluxes of CO2 based on historical databases. Model simulations were evaluated using in situ measurements and satellite retrievals. Additional model runs were made to evaluate the role of different factors in controlling the seasonal oscillations of tropospheric CO2.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shaoda Liu, Catherine Kuhn, Giuseppe Amatulli, Kelly Aho, David E. Butman, George H. Allen, Peirong Lin, Ming Pan, Dai Yamazaki, Craig Brinkerhoff, Colin Gleason, Xinghui Xia, Peter A. Raymond
Summary: The magnitude of stream and river carbon dioxide emission is influenced by seasonal changes and global estimates are uncertain. River CO2 emission varies significantly between regions, with hydrology playing a crucial role in the carbon transfer from land to the atmosphere.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sophie Vandenbussche, Bavo Langerock, Corinne Vigouroux, Matthias Buschmann, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Dietrich G. Feist, Omaira Garcia, James W. Hannigan, Frank Hase, Rigel Kivi, Nicolas Kumps, Maria Makarova, Dylan B. Millet, Isamu Morino, Tomoo Nagahama, Justus Notholt, Hirofumi Ohyama, Ivan Ortega, Christof Petri, Markus Rettinger, Matthias Schneider, Christian P. Servais, Mahesh Kumar Sha, Kei Shiomi, Dan Smale, Kimberly Strong, Ralf Sussmann, Yao Te, Voltaire A. Velazco, Mihalis Vrekoussis, Thorsten Warneke, Kelley C. Wells, Debra Wunch, Minqiang Zhou, Martine De Maziere
Summary: A new method is proposed to retrieve N2O concentration profiles using spectral micro-windows in the N2O nu(3) band from satellite observations. The retrieved N2O profiles are validated with ground-based data and shown to be of good quality. This study is important as it provides a feasible approach to monitor the N2O gas.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tran Thi Ngoc Trieu, Isamu Morino, Osamu Uchino, Yukitomo Tsutsumi, Toshiharu Izumi, Tetsu Sakai, Takashi Shibata, Hirofumi Ohyama, Tomoo Nagahama
Summary: High concentrations of CO and dense aerosol layers were observed over Rikubetsu, Japan after intense wildfires in Siberia. The air masses originating from forest fires were transported to Hokkaido, contributing to air pollution in northern Japan. Independent datasets such as AERONET, MODIS, and IASI confirmed the origin of the smoke plume and its impact on the upper atmosphere.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fenjuan Wang, Shamil Maksyutov, Rajesh Janardanan, Aki Tsuruta, Akihiko Ito, Isamu Morino, Yukio Yoshida, Yasunori Tohjima, Johannes W. Kaiser, Xin Lan, Yong Zhang, Ivan Mammarella, Jost Lavric, Tsuneo Matsunaga
Summary: The dramatic increase in natural gas use in China as a substitute for coal has helped reduce CO2 emissions and air pollution. However, this climate mitigation benefit is offset by methane leakage into the atmosphere. Research estimates methane emissions from 2010 to 2018 in four regions of China and finds that the northeast region contributes the most to the overall methane emission growth rate, mainly due to the growth in natural gas use. The study highlights the detectable impact of increasing natural gas use on atmospheric methane observations and calls for methane emission reductions throughout the gas supply chain, as well as the promotion of low emission end-use facilities.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paul Palmer, A. Jerome P. Woodwark, Douglas P. Finch, Thomas E. Taylor, Andre Butz, Johanna Tamminen, Hartmut Bosch, Annmarie Eldering, Sebastien Vincent-Bonnieu
Summary: Establishing a ground-based atmospheric measurement network in the tropics is challenging, but the International Space Station (ISS) and its successors offer opportunities to host new Earth-observing atmospheric sensors, leading to a better understanding of tropical carbon fluxes.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Thomas E. Taylor, Christopher W. O'Dell, David Baker, Carol Bruegge, Albert Chang, Lars Chapsky, Abhishek Chatterjee, Cecilia Cheng, Frederic Chevallier, David Crisp, Lan Dang, Brian Drouin, Annmarie Eldering, Liang Feng, Brendan Fisher, Dejian Fu, Michael Gunson, Vance Haemmerle, Graziela R. Keller, Matthaus Kiel, Le Kuai, Thomas Kurosu, Alyn Lambert, Joshua Laughner, Richard Lee, Junjie Liu, Lucas Mandrake, Yuliya Marchetti, Gregory McGarragh, Aronne Merrelli, Robert R. Nelson, Greg Osterman, Fabiano Oyafuso, Paul I. Palmer, Vivienne H. Payne, Robert Rosenberg, Peter Somkuti, Gary Spiers, Cathy To, Brad Weir, Paul O. Wennberg, Shanshan Yu, Jia Zong
Summary: The ACOS v10 algorithm is applied to OCO-2 and OCO-3 data to estimate the XCO2. Improvements to the algorithm and post-processing quality filtering are discussed. Comparisons between OCO-2 and OCO-3 data show overall consistency and similar error characteristics, suggesting they can be used together for scientific analyses.
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yu Someya, Yukio Yoshida, Hirofumi Ohyama, Shohei Nomura, Akihide Kamei, Isamu Morino, Hitoshi Mukai, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Joshua L. Laughner, Voltaire A. Velazco, Benedikt Herkommer, Yao Te, Mahesh Kumar Sha, Rigel Kivi, Minqiang Zhou, Young Suk Oh, Nicholas M. Deutscher, David W. T. Griffith
Summary: The National Institute for Environmental Studies has provided column-averaged dry-air mole fraction of carbon dioxide and methane obtained from the Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) for over a decade. The retrieval algorithm used to produce the new L2 product, V03.00, was recently updated, resulting in improvements in fitting accuracies and data quantities. However, bias correction is still necessary for XCO2 over the ocean.
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Brendan Byrne, David F. Baker, Sourish Basu, Michael Bertolacci, Kevin W. Bowman, Dustin Carroll, Abhishek Chatterjee, Frederic Chevallier, Philippe Ciais, Noel Cressie, David Crisp, Sean Crowell, Feng Deng, Zhu Deng, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Manvendra K. Dubey, Sha Feng, Omaira E. Garcia, David W. T. Griffith, Benedikt Herkommer, Lei Hu, Andrew R. Jacobson, Rajesh Janardanan, Sujong Jeong, Matthew S. Johnson, Dylan B. A. Jones, Rigel Kivi, Junjie Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Shamil Maksyutov, John B. Miller, Scot M. Miller, Isamu Morino, Justus Notholt, Tomohiro Oda, Christopher W. O'Dell, Young-Suk Oh, Hirofumi Ohyama, Prabir K. Patra, Helene Peiro, Christof Petri, Sajeev Philip, David F. Pollard, Benjamin Poulter, Marine Remaud, Andrew Schuh, Mahesh K. Sha, Kei Shiomi, Kimberly Strong, Colm Sweeney, Yao Te, Hanqin Tian, Voltaire A. Velazco, Mihalis Vrekoussis, Thorsten Warneke, John R. Worden, Debra Wunch, Yuanzhi Yao, Jeongmin Yun, Andrew Zammit-Mangion, Ning Zeng
Summary: Accurate accounting of CO2 emissions and removals is crucial for emission reduction targets, and this study provides a pilot dataset of net carbon exchange and terrestrial carbon stock changes for different countries to inform carbon budgets. The estimates are based on top-down modeling outputs using OCO-2 data, combined with bottom-up estimates of fossil fuel emissions and lateral carbon fluxes. Increases in terrestrial carbon stocks are observed, particularly in the northern extra tropics, while the tropics show variable stock losses. The study discusses the current state and future developments of top-down monitoring and verification systems for tracking emissions and removals.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Emily Bell, Christopher W. O'Dell, Thomas E. Taylor, Aronne Merrelli, Robert R. Nelson, Matthaus Kiel, Annmarie Eldering, Robert Rosenberg, Brendan Fisher
Summary: The ACOS retrieval algorithm provides carbon dioxide concentration data for OCO missions, but residual biases and errors still exist. Through simulated observations, aerosol is found to be the primary driver of biases, influenced by viewing geometry and aerosol optical properties. This study is significant for minimizing biases in current and future missions.
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Brendan Byrne, Junjie Liu, Yonghong Yi, Abhishek Chatterjee, Sourish Basu, Rui Cheng, Russell Doughty, Frederic Chevallier, Kevin W. Bowman, Nicholas C. Parazoo, David Crisp, Xing Li, Jingfeng Xiao, Stephen Sitch, Bertrand Guenet, Feng Deng, Matthew S. Johnson, Sajeev Philip, Patrick C. McGuire, Charles E. Miller
Summary: This study reveals strong seasonal variations of CO2 exchange in the northeastern region of Eurasia during the 2015-2019 period, which differ from current global vegetation models' predictions. The significant and spatially extensive early cold season CO2 efflux in the permafrost-rich region of northeast Eurasia is highlighted in this study.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Stefan Noel, Maximilian Reuter, Michael Buchwitz, Jakob Borchardt, Michael Hilker, Oliver Schneising, Heinrich Bovensmann, John P. Burrows, Antonio Di Noia, Robert J. Parker, Hiroshi Suto, Yukio Yoshida, Matthias Buschmann, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Dietrich G. Feist, David W. T. Griffith, Frank Hase, Rigel Kivi, Cheng Liu, Isamu Morino, Justus Notholt, Young-Suk Oh, Hirofumi Ohyama, Christof Petri, David F. Pollard, Markus Rettinger, Coleen Roehl, Constantina Rousogenous, Mahesh Kumar Sha, Kei Shiomi, Kimberly Strong, Ralf Sussmann, Yao Te, Voltaire A. Velazco, Mihalis Vrekoussis, Thorsten Warneke
Summary: This study applies the updated version of the Fast atmOspheric traCe gAs retrievaL (FOCAL) method to measurements from the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) and its successor GOSAT-2. The study focuses on estimating methane, water vapor, and the ratio of semi-heavy water to water vapor, and also presents preliminary results for carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide. The updated FOCAL retrieval method significantly increases the number of valid data for carbon dioxide measurements, and shows reasonable spatial distribution and temporal variations.
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Carlos Alberti, Frank Hase, Matthias Frey, Darko Dubravica, Thomas Blumenstock, Angelika Dehn, Paolo Castracane, Gregor Surawicz, Roland Harig, Bianca C. Baier, Caroline Bes, Jianrong Bi, Hartmut Boesch, Andre Butz, Zhaonan Cai, Jia Chen, Sean M. Crowell, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Dragos Ene, Jonathan E. Franklin, Omaira Garcia, David Griffith, Bruno Grouiez, Michel Grutter, Abdelhamid Hamdouni, Sander Houweling, Neil Humpage, Nicole Jacobs, Sujong Jeong, Lilian Joly, Nicholas B. Jones, Denis Jouglet, Rigel Kivi, Ralph Kleinschek, Morgan Lopez, Diogo J. Medeiros, Isamu Morino, Nasrin Mostafavipak, Astrid Muller, Hirofumi Ohyama, Paul Palmer, Mahesh Pathakoti, David F. Pollard, Uwe Raffalski, Michel Ramonet, Robbie Ramsay, Mahesh Kumar Sha, Kei Shiomi, William Simpson, Wolfgang Stremme, Youwen Sun, Hiroshi Tanimoto, Yao Te, Gizaw Mengistu Tsidu, Voltaire A. Velazco, Felix Vogel, Masataka Watanabe, Chong Wei, Debra Wunch, Marcia Yamasoe, Lu Zhang, Johannes Orphal
Summary: In this study, an extension on the calibration procedures of COCCON network is presented, with improved instrumental line shape measurements and calibration factors. The results are found to be consistent with previous studies and the new calibration method detects a systematic bias of the open-path method. The instrument-to-instrument calibration factors of COCCON network are revised and extended based on reference spectrometer and spectra collected by a collocated station.
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Thomas E. Taylor, Christopher W. O'Dell, David Crisp, Akhiko Kuze, Hannakaisa Lindqvist, Paul O. Wennberg, Abhishek Chatterjee, Michael Gunson, Annmarie Eldering, Brendan Fisher, Matthaus Kiel, Robert R. Nelson, Aronne Merrelli, Greg Osterman, Frederic Chevallier, Paul Palmer, Liang Feng, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Manvendra K. Dubey, Dietrich G. Feist, Omaira E. Garcia, David W. T. Griffith, Frank Hase, Laura T. Iraci, Rigel Kivi, Cheng Liu, Martine De Maziere, Isamu Morino, Justus Notholt, Young-Suk Oh, Hirofumi Ohyama, David F. Pollard, Markus Rettinger, Matthias Schneider, Coleen M. Roehl, Mahesh Kumar Sha, Kei Shiomi, Kimberly Strong, Ralf Sussmann, Yao Te, Voltaire A. Velazco, Mihalis Vrekoussis, Thorsten Warneke, Debra Wunch
Summary: This article introduces the estimation of carbon dioxide concentration using TANSO-FTS measurement data and performs bias correction and quality filtering. The test results show that the v9 ACOS GOSAT XCO2 product has improved and is consistent with other measurement data. The use of this dataset can provide valuable reference for carbon cycle research.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Helene Peiro, Sean Crowell, Andrew Schuh, David F. Baker, Chris O'Dell, Andrew R. Jacobson, Frederic Chevallier, Junjie Liu, Annmarie Eldering, David Crisp, Feng Deng, Brad Weir, Sourish Basu, Matthew S. Johnson, Sajeev Philip, Ian Baker
Summary: The study on atmospheric inversions using OCO-2 satellite data shows that there is a similar constraint on global carbon emissions between IS and OCO-2 retrievals. However, differences between the two retrieval versions appear at regional scales and particularly in tropical Africa, indicating the need for further analysis.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2022)