ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG CCI): GOSAT CH4 Full Physics Level 2 Data Product, version 1.0 (CH4_GOS_OCFP) generated with the OCFP (UoL-FP) algorithm

Part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) project and the Climate Research Data Package Number 3 (CRDP#3), the XCH4 GOS Full Physics product comprises a level 2, column-averaged dry-air mole fraction (mixing ratio) for methane (CH4). The product 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).

This version of the full physics product (version 1.0) has been generated using the OCFP University of Leicester Full-Physics Methane Retrieval Algorithm, based on the original Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) Full Physics Retrieval Algorithm and modified for use on GOSAT spectra baseline algorithm. This algorithm has been designated as an 'alternative' algorithm for the GHG CCI full physics methane retrievals. A second product has also been generated from the TANSO-FTS data by applying the baseline GHG CCI full physics algorithm, the RemoTeC SRFP algorithm. It is advised that users who aren't sure whether to use the baseline or alternative product use the baseline product generated with the SRFP baseline algorithm. For more information regarding the differences between baseline and alternative algorithms please see the GHG-CCI data products webpage.

The product is stored in NetCDF format with all GOSAT soundings on a single day stored in one file. For further details on the product, including the UoL-FP algorithm and the TANSO-FTS instrument, please see the associated product user guide (PUG) or the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents 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/

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Date (Publication)
2016-04-11T08:17:49
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2016-04-11T08:17:49
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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / f94a00d0282d4bd1b3a7dd07777c874d
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  ESA CCI GHG project team - author
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  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - custodian
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
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  Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - publisher
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
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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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2009-04-22T23:00:00
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2014-12-14T23:59:59
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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
01235446432
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Parker et al., 2011,'Methane observations from the Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite: Comparison to ground-based TCCON data and model calculations'

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University of Leicester GHG website

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GHG-CCI Data Products webpage

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Comprehensive Error Characterisation Report: University of Leicester full-physics XCH4 retrieval algorithm for CRDP3 – OCFP v1.0

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Product Validation and Intercomparison Report (PVIRv4)

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Product Specification Document Version 3 (PSDv3)

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Product User Guide

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ESA CCI Greenhouse Gases project website

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2010-12-08
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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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2024-11-24T00:36:56
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UK GEMINI
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