Description

Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) monitoring from space is becoming an increasingly important and relevant capability in support of climate studies and to inform policy decisions. This training provides an overview of atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements from space with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) and Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3) satellite missions. It includes a theoretical portion that describes the instrument, how the measurement is made, and the characteristics, limitations and validation of the measurement. There is a discussion of the type of climate studies that such measurements can support. There also is a practical session where participants learn how to access, search, filter and display XCO₂ data using Jupyter Notebook.

Prerequisites

• Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Objectives

By the end of this training attendees will be able to:

• Understand the characteristics and limitations of XCO₂ measurements from space
• Understand the type of climate studies that these measurements can support
• Be able to open and visualize XCO₂ data from OCO-2

Target Audience

This webinar series is intended for local, regional, federal, and non-governmental organizations from climate agencies to use CO₂ remote sensing data in climate studies.

Course Format

• Four, 2-hour parts

Sessions

Part 1: An Introduction to XCO₂ with OCO-2 and OCO-3

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

• Background of the XCO₂ measurement and how it is measured
• Description of the OCO-2/OCO-3 sensors
• Characteristics, limitations and validation of the measurement
• Q&A

Guest Instructor: Vivienne Payne (JPL)

Materials

• Part 1 Presentation Slides (PDF, 6.6MB)
• Part 1 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.2MB)

Part 2: A Demonstration on how to Access and Visualize OCO-2/OCO-3 Data

Thursday, May 26, 2022

• Use of Jupyter Notebook to access, search, filter and display XCO₂ data
• Q&A

Guest Instructor: Karen Yuen (JPL)

Materials:

• Part 2 Presentation Slides (PDF, 4.17MB)
• Part 2 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.1MB)

Part 3: XCO₂ in Support of Global and Regional Climate Related Studies

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

• Global and regional carbon flux estimation, and carbon cycle response to climate variability and changes in anthropogenic emissions  
• Q&A 

Guest Instructor: Abhishek Chatterjee (JPL) 

Materials:

• Part 3 Presentation Slides (PDF, 5.6MB)
• Part 3 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.2MB)

Part 4: XCO₂ in Support of Local and Regional Climate Related Studies

Thursday, June 2, 2022

• Climate impacts from localized emissions, air quality, and urban density
• Q&A

Guest Instructor: John Lin (University of Utah)

Materials:

• Part 4 Presentation Slides (PDF, 8.0MB)
• Part 4 Q&A Transcript (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Homework (Due June 23, 2022)