Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018

Presentation information

[EE] Evening Poster

A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences) » A-CG Complex & General

[A-CG35] Global Carbon Cycle Observation and Analysis

Tue. May 22, 2018 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Hall (International Exhibition Hall7, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Kazuhito Ichii(Chiba University), Prabir Patra(Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC), Toshinobu Machida(国立環境研究所, 共同), David Crisp(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

[ACG35-P04] Global carbon cycle estimates in GOSAT/GOSAT-2 projects

*Makoto Saito1, Tazu Saeki1, Richao Cong1, Tatsuya Miyauchi1, Tsuneo Matsunaga1, Shamil Maksyutov1 (1.National Institute of Environmental Studies)

Keywords:global carbon cycle, satellite observation, GOSAT

Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) has been monitoring atmospheric column carbon dioxide (XCO2) and methane (XCH4) concentrations from space since its launch in January 2009. The primary goal of GOSAT project is to successfully estimate global carbon budget on subcontinental scales using spatiotemporal distribution of XCO2 and XCH4. GOSAT observations have provided the basis for assessments of the values of space-based measurements of CO2 and CH4 concentrations. Additionally, GOSAT-2 which is the successor of GOSAT is scheduled for launch in the end of 2018. GOSAT-2 aims to monitor spatiotemporal distribution of greenhouse gases with higher level of accuracy and to improve the number of available observation data. This work summarizes GOSAT level 4 products on global CO2 and CH4 flux estimates based on an inversion system and the benefit of GOSAT observations for the study of global carbon cycle. We also introduce a new inversion system which is under construction as GOSAT-2 level 4 system; atmospheric transport and inverse models, a biospheric model using variability of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence by GOSAT observations, and a high resolution bottom-up anthropogenic emission inventory.