The extraction of methane sources over the global area using satellite data

• Published in: 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium pp. 1333 - 1336
• Main Authors: Jonggeol Park, Sooyoung Park, Harada, I., Youngjoo Kwak, Nunohiro, E.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-07-2012
• Subjects: Atmospheric measurements; Carbon dioxide; CH 4; Clouds; emission concentration; Global warming; growth rate; Meteorology; Satellites; SCIMACHY
• ISBN: 9781467311601; 146731160X
• ISSN: 2153-6996; 2153-7003
• DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351291

In this study, we determined the concentration of global methane (CH 4 ) emission using SCIAMACHY data. We analyzed land and sea area to investigate the nine-year changes of CH 4 concentration from 2003 to 2011. Where we subtracted the CH 4 concentration in land and sea during 9 years. As a result, we found that the growth rate of global CH 4 concentration is 3-5ppb/year in land. It was cleared that a big amount of CH 4 emission concentration was found not only in paddy fields in the Northern Hemisphere but also in broadleaf evergreen areas in the Southern Hemisphere (Central Africa and South America).