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
- 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
- Maintenance and update frequency
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- Keywords
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- 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
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- orthoimagery
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
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- grid Grid
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- EnglishEnglish
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- Imagery base maps earth cover
- Begin date
- 2009-04-01T00:00:00
- End date
- 2015-12-30T23:59:59
- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
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Data are in NetCDF format
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Data are in NetCDF format
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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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Sample Image
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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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- dataset Dataset
Conformance result
- 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
- EnglishEnglish
- 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
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