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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.

AGENDA

This training is also available in Spanish.

Citation
(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/get-involved/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:

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