ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG CCI): GOSAT CH4 Full Physics Level 2 Data Product (CH4_GOS_SRFP), version 2.3.7, generated with the SRFP (RemoTeC) algorithm

Created as part of The European Space Agency's (ESA) GHG CCI project, the XCH4 GOS Full Physics (FP) data product is a level 2, column-averaged mole fraction (mixing ratio) of methane (CH4). The product is part of Climate Research Data Package Number 3 (CRDP#3) and is based upon data generated for the years 2009-2013. It has been produced using data acquired from the Thermal and Near Infrared Sensor for Carbon Observations (TANSO-FTS) NIR and SWIR spectra onboard the Japanese Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT). By contrast to the Proxy (PR) versions of the product generated with proxy algorithms, the FP products have been produced using full physics algorithms, in this case the RemoTeC SRFP baseline algorithm.

The data product is stored per day in a single NetCDF file. Retrieval results are provided for the individual GOSAT spatial footprints, no averaging having been applied. The product file contains the key products with and without bias correction. Information relevant for the use of the data is also included in the data file, such as the vertical layering and averaging kernels. Additionally, the parameters retrieved simultaneously with XCH4 are included (e.g. surface albedo), as well as retrieval diagnostics like retrieval errors and the quality of the fit.

For further information on the product, including the RemoTeC Full Physics algorithm and the TANSO-FTS instrument please see the Product User Guide (PUG) or the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document in the documentation section.

The GHG-CCI team encourage all users of their products to register with them to receive information on any updates or issues regarding the data products and to receive notification of new product releases.

To register, please use the following link: http://www.iup.uni-bremen.de/sciamachy/NIR_NADIR_WFM_DOAS/CRDP_REG/

Date (Publication): 2016-04-11T08:28:35

Date (Creation): 2016-04-11T08:28:35

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/0fb6a635c881494ea1a22fce7718d2b2

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Keywords

Netherlands Institute for Space Research
GOSAT
TANSO-FTS
greenhouse gases
Level 2
column-averaged dry air mole fraction of CH4
GOSAT
GOSAT-Programme
satellite orbit frequency
ESA
GHG
CCI
FP
CH4
Greenhouse Gas

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Begin date: 2009-04-30T23:00:00

End date: 2014-12-14T23:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Data are in NetCDF format ()

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - Data Center Contact

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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OnLine resource: Product Validation and Intercomparison Report (PVIRv4)
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OnLine resource: GHG-CCI Data Products webpage
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OnLine resource: Butz et al., 2011: reference further explaining the retrieval of the product
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OnLine resource: System Verification Report (SVR) GHG-CCI Phase 2 CRDP#3 for sub-system CH4_GOS_SRFP
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OnLine resource: Comprehensive Error Characterisation Report : SRON full-physics retrieval algorithm for XCO2 (SRFP-XCO2)
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OnLine resource: Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for the RemoTeC XCO2 and XCH4 Full Physics Products
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OnLine resource: ESA Climate Change Initiative website
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OnLine resource: Product User Guide
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OnLine resource: Product Specification Document Version 3 (PSDv3)
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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data were processed by the ESA CCI GHG project team and supplied to CEDA as part of the ESA CCI Open Data Portal Project

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Parent identifier: ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci) dataset collection 0508f3dd991144aa80346007a415fb07

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Date stamp: 2025-05-10T02:17:09

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