Satellite and in situ observations for advancing global Earth surface modelling: A review
In this paper, we review the use of satellite-based remote sensing in combination with in situ
data to inform Earth surface modelling. This involves verification and optimization methods …
data to inform Earth surface modelling. This involves verification and optimization methods …
Advancing scientific understanding of the global methane budget in support of the Paris Agreement
Abstract The 2015 Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change aims to keep global average temperature increases well below 2° C of …
Climate Change aims to keep global average temperature increases well below 2° C of …
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Global carbon and other biogeochemical cycles and feedbacks
It is unequivocal that the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …
Emerging role of wetland methane emissions in driving 21st century climate change
Wetland methane (CH4) emissions are the largest natural source in the global CH4 budget,
contributing to roughly one third of total natural and anthropogenic emissions. As the second …
contributing to roughly one third of total natural and anthropogenic emissions. As the second …
Inverse modeling of 2010–2022 satellite observations shows that inundation of the wet tropics drove the 2020–2022 methane surge
Atmospheric methane concentrations rose rapidly over the past decade and surged in 2020–
2022 but the causes have been unclear. We find from inverse analysis of GOSAT satellite …
2022 but the causes have been unclear. We find from inverse analysis of GOSAT satellite …
[HTML][HTML] Attribution of the accelerating increase in atmospheric methane during 2010–2018 by inverse analysis of GOSAT observations
We conduct a global inverse analysis of 2010–2018 GOSAT observations to better
understand the factors controlling atmospheric methane and its accelerating increase over …
understand the factors controlling atmospheric methane and its accelerating increase over …
[HTML][HTML] Global distribution of methane emissions, emission trends, and OH concentrations and trends inferred from an inversion of GOSAT satellite data for 2010 …
We use 2010–2015 observations of atmospheric methane columns from the GOSAT satellite
instrument in a global inverse analysis to improve estimates of methane emissions and their …
instrument in a global inverse analysis to improve estimates of methane emissions and their …
Atmospheric methane: Comparison between methane's record in 2006–2022 and during glacial terminations
EG Nisbet, MR Manning… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric methane's rapid growth from late 2006 is unprecedented in the observational
record. Assessment of atmospheric methane data attributes a large fraction of this …
record. Assessment of atmospheric methane data attributes a large fraction of this …
[HTML][HTML] Methane emissions are predominantly responsible for record-breaking atmospheric methane growth rates in 2020 and 2021
L Feng, PI Palmer, RJ Parker, MF Lunt… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
The global atmospheric methane growth rates reported by NOAA for 2020 and 2021 are the
largest since systematic measurements began in 1983. To explore the underlying reasons …
largest since systematic measurements began in 1983. To explore the underlying reasons …
Rain-fed pulses of methane from East Africa during 2018–2019 contributed to atmospheric growth rate
East Africa is a key location for wetland emissions of methane (CH 4), driven by variations in
rainfall that are in turn influenced by sea-surface temperature gradients over the Indian …
rainfall that are in turn influenced by sea-surface temperature gradients over the Indian …