Description

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) monitoring from space is becoming an increasingly important and relevant capability in support of climate studies and to inform policy decisions. This training provides an overview of atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements from space with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) and Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3) satellite missions. 

The session includes a theoretical portion that describes the instrument, how the measurement is made, and the characteristics, limitations, and validation of the measurements. There is a discussion of the type of climate studies that such measurements can support. There also is a practical session where participants learn how to access, search, filter, and display XCO₂ data using Jupyter Notebook.

Prerequisites

• Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Objectives

By the end of this training attendees will be able to:

• Understand the characteristics and limitations of XCO₂ measurements from space
• Understand the type of climate studies that these measurements can support
• Be able to open and visualize XCO₂ data from OCO-2

Target Audience

This webinar series is intended for local, regional, federal, and non-governmental organizations from climate agencies to use CO₂ remote sensing data in climate studies.

Course Format

• Four 2-hour parts

Sessions

Part 1: An Introduction to XCO₂ with OCO-2 and OCO-3

• Background of the XCO₂ measurement and how it is measured
• Description of the OCO-2/OCO-3 sensors
• Characteristics, limitations and validation of the measurement
• Q&A

Guest Instructor

Vivienne Payne (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL))

Materials

• Part 1 Presentation Slides (PDF, 6.6 MB)
• Part 1 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.2 MB)

Part 2: A Demonstration on How to Access and Visualize OCO-2/OCO-3 Data

• Use of Jupyter Notebook to access, search, filter and display XCO₂ data
• Q&A

Guest Instructor

Karen Yuen (NASA JPL)

Materials:

• Part 2 Presentation Slides (PDF, 4.17 MB)
• Part 2 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.1 MB)

Part 3: XCO₂ in Support of Global and Regional Climate Related Studies

• Global and regional carbon flux estimation, and carbon cycle response to climate variability and changes in anthropogenic emissions  
• Q&A 

Guest Instructor

Abhishek Chatterjee (NASA JPL) 

Materials:

• Part 3 Presentation Slides (PDF, 5.6 MB)
• Part 3 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.2 MB)

Part 4: XCO₂ in Support of Local and Regional Climate Related Studies

• Climate impacts from localized emissions, air quality, and urban density
• Q&A

Guest Instructor

John Lin (University of Utah)

Materials:

• Part 4 Presentation Slides (PDF, 8.0 MB)
• Part 4 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.1 MB)
• Homework (PDF, 112 KB) (Due June 23, 2022)