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ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci): Column-averaged CH4 from GOSAT generated with the SRFP (RemoTeC) Full Physics algorithm (CH4_GOS_SRFP), version 2.3.8

The CH4_GOS_SRFP dataset is comprised of level 2, column-averaged mole fractiona (mixing ratioa) of methane (XCH4). 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) using the SRFP (RemoTec) algorithm. It has been generated as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci). This version of the dataset is v2.3.8 and forms part of the Climate Research Data Package 4.

The RemoTeC SRFP baseline algorithm is a Full Physics 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.

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Date (Publication)
2018-03-19T21:35:30
Date (Creation)
2018-03-19T21:35:30
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/46d136149d0a4f1cb8de7efbe8abf4b2
Identifier
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 46d136149d0a4f1cb8de7efbe8abf4b2
Identifier
alternative.identifier / esacci.GHG.satellite-orbit-frequency.L2.CH4.TANSO-FTS.GOSAT.SRFP.v2-3-8.r1.v20180702
Author
  ESA CCI GHG project team - author
Custodian
  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - custodian
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
01235446432
Distributor
  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - distributor
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
01235446432
pointofContact
  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - point_of_contact
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
01235446432
pointofContact
  Unavailable - Detmers, R. G. ( point_of_contact )
Publisher
  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - publisher
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
01235446432
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notPlanned Not planned
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dataset Dataset
Keywords
  • GOSAT
  • greenhouse gases
  • column-averaged dry air mole fraction of CH4
  • GOSAT
  • Thermal And Near-infrared Sensor for Carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer
  • column-averaged dry air mole fraction of CH4
  • greenhouse gases
  • satellite orbit frequency
  • Netherlands Institute for Space Research
  • GOSAT
  • GOSAT-Programme
  • Level 2
  • SRFP
  • TANSO-FTS
  • ESA
  • GHG
  • CCI
  • FP
  • CH4
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Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_ghg_terms_and_conditions.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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Begin date
2009-04-01T00:00:00
End date
2015-12-30T23:59:59
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WGS 84
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  • Data are in NetCDF format ()

Distributor
  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - Data Center Contact
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
01235446432
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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GHG-CCI Data Products webpage

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Product Specification Document Version 3 (PSDv3)

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Product Validation and Intercomparison Report (PVIRv4)

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Butz et al., 2011: reference further explaining the retrieval of the product

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System Verification Report (SVR) GHG-CCI Phase 2 CRDP#3 for sub-system CH4_GOS_SRFP

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Comprehensive Error Characterisation Report : SRON full-physics retrieval algorithm for XCO2 (SRFP-XCO2)

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Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for the RemoTeC XCO2 and XCH4 Full Physics Products

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Product User Guide

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ESA Climate Change Initiative website

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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
File identifier
46d136149d0a4f1cb8de7efbe8abf4b2 XML
Metadata language
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Character set
8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 UTF8
Parent identifier
ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci) dataset collection 0508f3dd991144aa80346007a415fb07
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2025-11-15T03:15:47
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
01235446432
 
 

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