A cloud-screening scheme for for the Chinese Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (TanSat)
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 - 06:51
in Earth & Climate
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major greenhouse gas, and a source of atmospheric warming due to the rapid increase in its atmospheric concentrations. China has launched its first mini-satellite dedicated to carbon dioxide detection and monitoring at 15:22 UTC on December 22, 2016. The Chinese Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (TANSAT) was designed to focus on the global observation of CO2. For retrieving carbon dioxide from TANSAT observations, cloud detection is an essential preprocessing step.