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Research article
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07 Dec 2018
Research article |
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Computation and analysis of atmospheric carbon dioxide annual mean growth rates from satellite observations during 2003–2016
Michael Buchwitz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Maximilian Reuter
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Oliver Schneising
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Stefan Noël
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Bettina Gier
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut
für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Heinrich Bovensmann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
John P. Burrows
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen,
Bremen, Germany
Hartmut Boesch
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Jasdeep Anand
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Robert J. Parker
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Peter Somkuti
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Rob G. Detmers
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Otto P. Hasekamp
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Ilse Aben
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
André Butz
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut
für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU),
Munich, Germany
now at: Institut für Umweltphysik,
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Akihiko Kuze
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tsukuba, Japan
Hiroshi Suto
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tsukuba, Japan
Yukio Yoshida
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan
David Crisp
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA, USA
Christopher O'Dell
Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO, USA
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We present a new satellite data set of column-averaged mixing ratios of carbon dioxide (CO2), which covers the time period 2003 to 2016. We used this data set to compute annual mean atmospheric CO2 growth rates. We show that the growth rate is highest during 2015 and 2016 despite nearly constant CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning in recent years. The high growth rates are attributed to year 2015-2016 El Nino episodes. We present correlations with fossil fuel emissions and ENSO indices.
We present a new satellite data set of column-averaged mixing ratios of carbon dioxide (CO2),...
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