Tags: atmosphere, science
SENTINEL-5P+ INNOVATION CHLORINE DIOXIDE (OCLO)
Prime company: UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN (DE)The S5PI+ OClO project is one of the seven themes of ESA’s Sentinel-5p+ Innovation activity, which aims at developing products for the TROPOMI instrument on the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite which are not yet part of the operational processor. The Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite was launched in October 2017 and provides operational data since July 2018. This mission …
Atmospheric training course in Romania
From Nov 4 – 8, 2019, the first joint European Space Agency (ESA) – European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) – Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) training course on Atmospheric Composition with a focus on Air Quality took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ACT2019). The course was co-organized with Babeş-Bolyai University (UBB), Cluj. …
Anthropogenic CO2 emission sources detected from space
A recent study provides maps of man-made carbon dioxide anomalies around the globe. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas and its increase in the atmosphere is responsible for the global warming. CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels. Satellite-based observations provide information on the concentration of …
SWARM+ COUPLING: HIGH-LOW ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS: VERtical coupling in Earth’s Atmosphere at mid and high latitudes (VERA)
Prime company: HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM POTSDAM – DEUTSCHES GEOFORSCHUNGZENTRUM (GFZ) (DE)As described in the Statement of Work (SoW) document for the Swarm+ Coupling: High-Low Atmosphere Interactions, recent studies have revealed “a clear response of the low-latitude ionosphere to the large-scale meteorological events in the stratosphere called Sudden Stratospheric Warming events (SSW)”. In response to ESA ‘s Invitation to Tender (ITT), VERtical coupling in Earth’s Atmosphere at …
Methane emissions from the Arctic and boreal regions estimated with satellites help
Methane continues to increase in our atmosphere, and now researchers want to quantify the role of high Northern latitudes to this increase. Earth-observing satellites open the window to this remote, rapidly changing environment. Carbon cycle in the Arctic and boreal regions links strongly to the evolving cryosphere – ice, snow and frost. Especially natural methane …
Swarm+ Coupling High-Low Atmosphere Interactions: Ion Outflow
Prime company: UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN (NO)The Swarm+ Coupling: High-Low Atmosphere Interactions ITT Statement of Work (SoW) has highlighted the “compelling scientific problem” of “the least-understood causes of planetary winds,” namely planetary outflows induced by “non-thermal (e.g., frictional heating, particle precipitation, wave-particle acceleration) processes.” The Swarm+ Coupling High-Low Atmosphere Interactions: Ion Outflow (“Swarm+ Outflow”) project, which began in May 2019, centers …
SENTINEL-5P+ INNOVATION – WATER VAPOUR ISOTOPOLOGUES (H2O-ISO)
Prime company: UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER (GB)Atmospheric moisture is a key factor for the redistribution of heat in the atmosphere and there is strong coupling between atmospheric circulation and moisture pathways which is responsible for most climate feedback mechanisms. Water isotopologues can make a unique contribution for better understanding this coupling. In recent years, water vapour isotopologue observations from satellites have …
SENTINEL-5P+ INNOVATION – SO2 Layer Height Project
Prime company: DLR – GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER (DE)The ESA Sentinel-5p+ Innovation project (S5p+I) has been initiated to develop novel scientific and operational applications, products and retrieval methods that exploit the potential of the Sentinel-5p mission’s capabilities beyond its primary objective. Accurate determination of the location, height and loading of SO2 plumes emitted by volcanic eruptions is essential for aviation safety. The SO2 layer height is furthermore …
SENTINEL-5P+ INNOVATION – GLYRETRO (GLYoxal Retrievals from TROPOMI)
Prime company: BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE AERONOMY (BIRA-IASB) (BE)Glyoxal is the most abundant dicarbonyl present in our atmosphere and is directly emitted from biomass burning and also results from the oxidation of precursor non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). It is currently estimated that about 70% of its production originate from natural sources and fires, while the remaining 30% come from human activities. With …