ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci): Column-averaged CH4 from GOSAT generated with the SRFP (RemoTeC) Full Physics algorithm (CH4_GOS_SRFP), version 2.3.8

The CH4_GOS_SRFP dataset is comprised of level 2, column-averaged mole fractiona (mixing ratioa) of methane (XCH4). 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) using the SRFP (RemoTec) algorithm. It has been generated as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci). This version of the dataset is v2.3.8 and forms part of the Climate Research Data Package 4.

The RemoTeC SRFP baseline algorithm is a Full Physics 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.

Date (Publication): 2018-03-19T21:35:30

Date (Creation): 2018-03-19T21:35:30

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/46d136149d0a4f1cb8de7efbe8abf4b2

Citation identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 46d136149d0a4f1cb8de7efbe8abf4b2

Citation identifier: alternative.identifier / esacci.GHG.satellite-orbit-frequency.L2.CH4.TANSO-FTS.GOSAT.SRFP.v2-3-8.r1.v20180702

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
ESA CCI GHG project team		unknown	Author
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Custodian
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	pointofContact
Unavailable	Detmers, R. G.	Unavailable	pointofContact
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

Update scope: Dataset

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

orthoimagery

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Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

Topic category

Imagery base maps earth cover

Begin date: 2009-04-01T00:00:00

End date: 2015-12-30T23:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Name	Version
Data are in NetCDF format

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor

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	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/46d136149d0a4f1cb8de7efbe8abf4b2	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/ghg/data/crdp_4/GOSAT/CH4_GOS_SRFP/v2.3.8/	DOWNLOAD

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	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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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/index.php?q=webfm_send/160	Product Specification Document Version 3 (PSDv3)

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/352	Product Validation and Intercomparison Report (PVIRv4)

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011GL047888/abstract	Butz et al., 2011: reference further explaining the retrieval of the product

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/ghg/metadata/sample_images/ESACCI-GHG-L2-CH4-GOSAT-SRFP-20100401-fv1.png	Sample Image

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/365	System Verification Report (SVR) GHG-CCI Phase 2 CRDP#3 for sub-system CH4_GOS_SRFP

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/374	Comprehensive Error Characterisation Report : SRON full-physics retrieval algorithm for XCO2 (SRFP-XCO2)

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/368	Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for the RemoTeC XCO2 and XCH4 Full Physics Products

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/371	Product User Guide

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://climate.esa.int/	ESA Climate Change Initiative website

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Conformance result

Title: 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

Statement: 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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File identifier: 46d136149d0a4f1cb8de7efbe8abf4b2 XML

Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF8

Parent identifier: ESA Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Initiative (GHG_cci) dataset collection
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Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2025-06-09T02:16:14

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Point of contact

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