High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurements
Accurate quantification of emissions from anthropogenic sources is crucial for monitoring greenhouse gases and air pollution. Nitrogen oxides (NO _x ) and carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) are of particular interest due to their role in atmospheric chemistry and global warming, respectively. Satellite observa...
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| author | Christian Borger Steffen Beirle André Butz Leonie Olivia Scheidweiler Thomas Wagner |
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| description | Accurate quantification of emissions from anthropogenic sources is crucial for monitoring greenhouse gases and air pollution. Nitrogen oxides (NO _x ) and carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) are of particular interest due to their role in atmospheric chemistry and global warming, respectively. Satellite observations are a key component for independent monitoring of emissions on a global scale. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time the simultaneous detection of NO _2 and CO _2 in power plant plumes from environmental mapping and analysis program satellite measurements with a spatial resolution of a few tens of metres and up to several tens of kilometres downwind. Our results enable us to estimate CO _2 and NO _x emissions from thermal power plants, study the chemistry of emission plumes and derive NO _x /CO _2 ratios reflecting power plant characteristics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-afce2d829ee34adf8b41c8b97b1a9d912025-08-20T03:40:24ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262025-01-0120404403410.1088/1748-9326/adc0b1High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurementsChristian Borger0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1128-3718Steffen Beirle1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7196-0901André Butz2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0593-1608Leonie Olivia Scheidweiler3https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2869-9277Thomas Wagner4Satellite Remote Sensing Group, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry , Mainz, GermanySatellite Remote Sensing Group, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry , Mainz, GermanyInstitute of Environmental Physics, Heidelberg University , Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE), Heidelberg University , Heidelberg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University , Heidelberg, GermanyInstitute of Environmental Physics, Heidelberg University , Heidelberg, GermanySatellite Remote Sensing Group, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry , Mainz, GermanyAccurate quantification of emissions from anthropogenic sources is crucial for monitoring greenhouse gases and air pollution. Nitrogen oxides (NO _x ) and carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) are of particular interest due to their role in atmospheric chemistry and global warming, respectively. Satellite observations are a key component for independent monitoring of emissions on a global scale. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time the simultaneous detection of NO _2 and CO _2 in power plant plumes from environmental mapping and analysis program satellite measurements with a spatial resolution of a few tens of metres and up to several tens of kilometres downwind. Our results enable us to estimate CO _2 and NO _x emissions from thermal power plants, study the chemistry of emission plumes and derive NO _x /CO _2 ratios reflecting power plant characteristics.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adc0b1satellite remote sensingEnMAPemission monitoringatmospheric chemistrytrace gas monitoringair pollution |
| spellingShingle | Christian Borger Steffen Beirle André Butz Leonie Olivia Scheidweiler Thomas Wagner High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurements Environmental Research Letters satellite remote sensing EnMAP emission monitoring atmospheric chemistry trace gas monitoring air pollution |
| title | High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurements |
| title_full | High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurements |
| title_fullStr | High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurements |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurements |
| title_short | High-resolution observations of NO2 and CO2 emission plumes from EnMAP satellite measurements |
| title_sort | high resolution observations of no2 and co2 emission plumes from enmap satellite measurements |
| topic | satellite remote sensing EnMAP emission monitoring atmospheric chemistry trace gas monitoring air pollution |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adc0b1 |
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