Consistent satellite XCO<sub>2</sub> retrievals from SCIAMACHY and GOSAT using the BESD algorithm

Consistent satellite XCO2 retrievals from SCIAMACHY and GOSAT using the BESD algorithm

Consistent and accurate long-term data sets of global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) are required for carbon cycle and climate-related research. However, global data sets based on satellite observations may suffer from inconsistencies originating from the use of products derived from different satellites as needed to cover a long enough time period. One reason for inconsiste...

Inverse modeling of global and regional CH4 emissions using SCIAMACHY satellite retrievals

[1] Methane retrievals from the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) instrument onboard ENVISAT provide important information on atmospheric CH4 sources, particularly in tropical regions which are poorly monitored by in situ surface observations. Recently, Frankenberg et al. (2008a, 2008b) reported a major revision of SCIAMACHY retrievals due to an u...

Algorithm document for SCIAMACHY Stratozone limb ozone profile retrievals

Satellite observation of atmospheric methane: intercomparison between AIRS and GOSAT TANSO-FTS retrievals

Space-borne observations of atmospheric methane (CH4) have been made using the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on the EOS/Aqua satellite since August 2002 and the Thermal and Near-infrared Sensor for Carbon Observation Fourier Transform Spectrometer (TANSOFTS) on the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) since April 2009. This study compared the GOSAT TANSOFTS thermal infrared (TIR) ...

Validation of ENVISAT/SCIAMACHY columnar CO by FTIR profile retrievals

Validation of ENVISAT/SCIAMACHY columnar CO by FTIR profile retrievals at the Ground-Truthing Station Zugspitze R. Sussmann and M. Buchwitz IMK-IFU, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Institute of Environmental Physics (iup), University of Bremen FB1, Bremen, Germany Received: 13 July 2004 – Accepted: 13 January 2005 – Published: 3 February 2005 Correspondence to: R. S...