ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG CCI): GOSAT CH4 Full Physics Level 2 Data Product (CH4_GOS_SRFP), version 2.3.7, generated with the SRFP (RemoTeC) algorithm

Created as part of The European Space Agency's (ESA) GHG CCI project, the XCH4 GOS Full Physics (FP) data product is a level 2, column-averaged mole fraction (mixing ratio) of methane (CH4). The product is part of Climate Research Data Package Number 3 (CRDP#3) and is based upon data generated for the years 2009-2013. It has been produced using data acquired from the Thermal and Near Infrared Sensor for Carbon Observations (TANSO-FTS) NIR and SWIR spectra onboard the Japanese Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT). By contrast to the Proxy (PR) versions of the product generated with proxy algorithms, the FP products have been produced using full physics algorithms, in this case the RemoTeC SRFP baseline algorithm.



The data product is stored per day in a single NetCDF file. Retrieval results are provided for the individual GOSAT spatial footprints, no averaging having been applied. The product file contains the key products with and without bias correction. Information relevant for the use of the data is also included in the data file, such as the vertical layering and averaging kernels. Additionally, the parameters retrieved simultaneously with XCH4 are included (e.g. surface albedo), as well as retrieval diagnostics like retrieval errors and the quality of the fit.



For further information on the product, including the RemoTeC Full Physics algorithm and the TANSO-FTS instrument please see the Product User Guide (PUG) or the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document in the documentation section.



The GHG-CCI team encourage all users of their products to register with them to receive information on any updates or issues regarding the data products and to receive notification of new product releases.

To register, please use the following link: http://www.iup.uni-bremen.de/sciamachy/NIR_NADIR_WFM_DOAS/CRDP_REG/

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2016-04-11T08:28:35
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2016-04-11T08:28:35
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ESA CCI GHG project team

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
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Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_ghg_terms_and_conditions.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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Begin date
2009-04-30T23:00:00
End date
2014-12-14T23:59:59
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WGS 84
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Data are in NetCDF format
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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

support@ceda.ac.uk

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https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/0fb6a635c881494ea1a22fce7718d2b2

CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/ghg/data/crdp_3/GOSAT/CH4_GOS_SRFP/2.3.7/

DOWNLOAD
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http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/300

Product Validation and Intercomparison Report (PVIRv4)
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http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/sites/default/files/documents/public/documents/GHG-CCI_DATA.html

GHG-CCI Data Products webpage
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011GL047888/abstract

Butz et al., 2011: reference further explaining the retrieval of the product
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http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/296

System Verification Report (SVR) GHG-CCI Phase 2 CRDP#3 for sub-system CH4_GOS_SRFP
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http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/298

Comprehensive Error Characterisation Report : SRON full-physics retrieval algorithm for XCO2 (SRFP-XCO2)
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http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/288

Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for the RemoTeC XCO2 and XCH4 Full Physics Products
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https://climate.esa.int/

ESA Climate Change Initiative website
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http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/293

Product User Guide
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http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/ghg/metadata/sample_images/ESACCI-GHG-L2-CH4-GOSAT-SRFP-20100401-fv1.png

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http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/index.php?q=webfm_send/160

Product Specification Document Version 3 (PSDv3)
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
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Data were processed by the ESA CCI GHG project team and supplied to CEDA as part of the ESA CCI Open Data Portal Project

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ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci) dataset collection

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2026-02-09T03:07:11
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UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

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