Journal article
Assessments of in situ and remotely sensed CO2 observations in a Carbon Cycle Fossil Fuel Data Assimilation System to estimate fossil fuel emissions
Marko Scholze, Thomas Kaminski, Peter Rayner, Michael Vossbeck, Michael Buchwitz, Maximilian Reuter, Wolfgang Knorr, Hans Chen, Anna Agusti-Panareda, Armin Löscher, Yasjka Mejer
Copernicus GmbH
Abstract
<p>The Paris Agreement establishes a transparency framework that builds upon&#160;inventory-based national greenhouse gas emission reports, complemented by independent emission&#160;estimates derived from atmospheric measurements through inverse modelling.&#160;The capability of such a Monitoring and Verification Support (MVS) capacity&#160;to constrain fossil fuel emissions to a sufficient extent has not yet been assessed.&#160;The CO<sub>2</sub> Monitoring Mission, planned as a constellation of satellites measuring&#160;column-integrated atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> concentration (XCO2),&#160;is expected to become a key component of a..
View full abstract