Space-based observations of tropospheric ethane map emissions from fossil fuel extraction

JF Brewer, DB Millet, KC Wells, VH Payne… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ethane is the most abundant non-methane hydrocarbon in the troposphere, where it impacts
ozone and reactive nitrogen and is a key tracer used for partitioning emitted methane …

Role of space station instruments for improving tropical carbon flux estimates using atmospheric data

PI Palmer, AJP Woodwark, DP Finch, TE Taylor… - npj …, 2022 - nature.com
The tropics is the nexus for many of the remaining gaps in our knowledge of environmental
science, including the carbon cycle and atmospheric chemistry, with dire consequences for …

Disentangling temperature and water stress contributions to trends in isoprene emissions using satellite observations of formaldehyde, 2005–2016

S Strada, M Fernández-Martínez, J Peñuelas… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Isoprene, produced by plants in response to multiple drivers, affects climate and air quality
when released into the atmosphere. In turn, climate change may influence isoprene …

The isoprene‐responsive phosphoproteome provides new insights into the putative signalling pathways and novel roles of isoprene

SM Weraduwage, D Whitten, M Kulke… - Plant, Cell & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many plants, especially trees, emit isoprene in a highly light‐and temperature‐dependent
manner. The advantages for plants that emit, if any, have been difficult to determine. Direct …

Satellite-observed relationships between land cover, burned area, and atmospheric composition over the southern Amazon

E Sands, RJ Pope, RM Doherty… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Land surface changes can have substantial impacts on biosphere–atmosphere interactions.
In South America, rainforests abundantly emit biogenic volatile organic compounds …

Coordinated geostationary, multispectral satellite observations are critical for climate and air quality progress

DB Millet, PI Palmer, PF Levelt, L Gallardo… - AGU …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite observations are critical for air quality and climate monitoring, and for developing
the process understanding needed for reliable planning and predictions. Our current space …

The IASI NH3 version 4 product: averaging kernels and improved consistency

L Clarisse, B Franco, M Van Damme… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - amt.copernicus.org
Satellite measurements play an increasingly important role in the study of atmospheric
ammonia (NH 3). Here, we present version 4 of the Artificial Neural Network for IASI (ANNI) …

Interannual changes in atmospheric oxidation over forests determined from space

JD Shutter, DB Millet, KC Wells, VH Payne… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The hydroxyl radical (OH) is the central oxidant in Earth's troposphere, but its temporal
variability is poorly understood. We combine 2012–2020 satellite-based isoprene and …

Optimizing the Isoprene Emission Model MEGAN With Satellite and Ground‐Based Observational Constraints

CA DiMaria, DBA Jones, H Worden… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Isoprene is a hydrocarbon emitted in large quantities by terrestrial vegetation. It is a
precursor to several air quality and climate pollutants including ozone. Emission rates vary …

Bias correction of OMI HCHO columns based on FTIR and aircraft measurements and impact on top-down emission estimates

JF Müller, T Stavrakou, GM Oomen… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Spaceborne formaldehyde (HCHO) measurements constitute an excellent proxy for the
sources of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs). Past studies suggested …