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Description
CO2 monitoring from space is becoming an increasingly important and relevant capability in support of climate studies and to inform policy decisions. This introductory four-part webinar series will provide an overview of atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements from space with the OCO-2 and OCO-3 satellite missions. It will include a theoretical portion that will describe the instrument, how the measurement is made, and the characteristics, limitations and validation of the measurement. There will be a discussion of the type of climate studies that such measurements can support. There will also be a practical session where participants will learn how to access, search, filter and display XCO2 data using Jupyter Notebook.
This training is also available in Spanish.
(2022). ARSET - Measuring Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from Space in Support of Climate Related Studies . NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET). http://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/join-mission/training/english/arset-measuring-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-space-support-climate
Objective
By the end of this training attendees will be able to:
- Understand the characteristics and limitations of XCO2 measurements from space
- Understand the type of climate studies that these measurements can support
- Be able to open and visualize XCO2 data from OCO-2
Audience
This webinar series is intended for local, regional, federal, and non-governmental organizations from climate agencies to use CO2 remote sensing data in climate studies.
Course Format
- Four, 2-hour sessions
Sessions
Part 1: An Introduction to XCO2 with OCO-2 and OCO-3
EDT (UTC-4:00)
Trainers: Vivienne Payne (JPL)
- Background of the XCO2 measurement and how it is measured
- Description of the OCO-2/OCO-3 sensors
- Characteristics, limitations and validation of the measurement
- Q&A
Materials:
Part 2: A Demonstration on how to Access and Visualize OCO-2/OCO-3 Data
EDT (UTC-4:00)
Trainers: Karen Yuen (JPL)
- Use of Jupyter Notebook to access, search, filter and display XCO2 data
- Q&A
Materials:
Part 3: XCO2 in Support of Global and Regional Climate Related Studies
EDT (UTC-4:00)
Trainers: Abhishek Chatterjee (JPL)
- Global and regional carbon flux estimation, and carbon cycle response to climate variability and changes in anthropogenic emissions
- Q&A
Materials:
Part 4: XCO2 in Support of Local and Regional Climate Related Studies
EDT (UTC-4:00)
Trainers: John Lin (University of Utah)
- Climate impacts from localized emissions, air quality, and urban density
- Q&A
Materials:
Prerequisites
10272
