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Methane+

Netherlands Institute for Space Research (NWO-I) (NL)

Summary

The ESA Methane+ project aims at exploiting the SWIR and TIR CH4 observations from different satellites in order to better differentiate between sources and sinks of CH4 on the regional and global scale. For this we will use the CH4 observations of TROPOMI on Copernicus Sentinel-5p, IASI on MetOp-B, and CrIS on Suomi NPP in combination with atmospheric inversion models.

OBJECTIVES:

Given the identified opportunities and challenges of the current generation of space borne methane sensors, and the scope of the current study, the specific study objectives are as follows:

  • Providing support for the algorithm development for the CH4 SWIR retrieval from TROPOMI, TIR from IASI/CrIS, and joint SWIR-TIR retrieval from TROPOMI and IASI/CrIS.
  • Assess the quality of the TROPOMI, IASI and CrIS CH4 retrievals by comparing data products generated with different algorithms and product validation using independent ”ground-based” measurements.
  • Investigate the added value of combining CH4 SWIR and TIR in regional case studies.
  • Infer global sources and sinks of CH4 from inverse modelling of 2 years of TROPOMI and IASI (and/or CrIS) data.
  • Investigate the added value of the combined use of SWIR and TIR CH4 observations.
  • Investigate the consistency of the SWIR and TIR CH4 satellite data, with model simulated transport and chemistry.
  • Formulate a road map for future CH4 satellite remote sensing based on the outcomes of this study as well as parallel studies covering the use of CH4 from TROPOMI across the full range of scales.

The Methane+ project started on 22-Jan-2020 with a duration of 2 years.


Scientific Papers

  • Methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks

    Harris S.J.; Schwietzke S.; France J.L.; Velandia Salinas N.; Meixus Fernandez T.; Randles C.; Guanter L.; Irakulis-Loitxate I.; Calcan A.; Aben I.; Abrahamsson K.; Balcombe P.; Berchet A.; Biddle L.C.; Bittig H.C.; Böttcher C.; Bouvard T.; Broström G.; Bruch V.; Cassiani M.; Chipperfield M.P.; Ciais P.; Damm E.; Dammers E.; Denier van der Gon H.; Dogniaux M.; Dowd E.; Dupouy F.; Eckhardt S.; Evangeliou N.; Feng W.; Jia M.; Jiang F.; Kaiser-Weiss A.K.; Kamoun I.; Kerridge B.J.; Lampert A.; Lana J.; Li F.; Maasakkers J.D.; Maclean J.-P.W.; Mamtimin B.; Marshall J.; Mauger G.; Mekkas A.; Mielke C.; Mohrmann M.; Moore D.P.; Nanni R.; Pätzold F.; Pison I.; Pisso I.; Platt S.M.; Préa R.; Queste B.Y.; Ramonet M.; Rehder G.; Remedios J.J.; Reum F.; Roiger A.; Schmidbauer N.; Siddans R.; Sunkisala A.; Thompson R.L.; Varon D.J.; Ventress L.J.; Wilson C.; Zhang Y.

    Nature (2025)


  • Methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks

    Harris S.J.; Schwietzke S.; France J.L.; Velandia Salinas N.; Meixus Fernandez T.; Randles C.; Guanter L.; Irakulis-Loitxate I.; Calcan A.; Aben I.; Abrahamsson K.; Balcombe P.; Berchet A.; Biddle L.C.; Bittig H.C.; Böttcher C.; Bouvard T.; Broström G.; Bruch V.; Cassiani M.; Chipperfield M.P.; Ciais P.; Damm E.; Dammers E.; Denier van der Gon H.; Dogniaux M.; Dowd E.; Dupouy F.; Eckhardt S.; Evangeliou N.; Feng W.; Jia M.; Jiang F.; Kaiser-Weiss A.K.; Kamoun I.; Kerridge B.J.; Lampert A.; Lana J.; Li F.; Maasakkers J.D.; Maclean J.-P.W.; Mamtimin B.; Marshall J.; Mauger G.; Mekkas A.; Mielke C.; Mohrmann M.; Moore D.P.; Nanni R.; Pätzold F.; Pison I.; Pisso I.; Platt S.M.; Préa R.; Queste B.Y.; Ramonet M.; Rehder G.; Remedios J.J.; Reum F.; Roiger A.; Schmidbauer N.; Siddans R.; Sunkisala A.; Thompson R.L.; Varon D.J.; Ventress L.J.; Wilson C.; Zhang Y.

    Nature (2025)


  • Methane retrieved from TROPOMI: improvement of the data product and validation of the first 2 years of measurements

    Lorente, A., Borsdorff, T., Butz, A., Hasekamp, O., aan de Brugh, J., Schneider, A., Wu, L., Hase, F., Kivi, R., Wunch, D., Pollard, D. F., Shiomi, K., Deutscher, N. M., Velazco, V. A., Roehl, C. M., Wennberg, P. O., Warneke, T., and Landgraf, J.

    Atmos. Meas. Tech. (2021)


  • Remote sensing of methane leakage from natural gas and petroleum systems revisited

    Oliver Schneising, Michael Buchwitz, Maximilian Reuter, Steffen Vanselow, Heinrich Bovensmann, and John P. Burrows

    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2020)


Information

Website
https://methaneplus.eu/
Domain
Science
Prime contractor
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (NWO-I) (NL)
Subcontractors
  • Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique-FX-Conseil (FR)
  • MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY (DE)
  • UKRI Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (GB)
  • UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN (DE)
  • VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM, DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES (NL)