Prognostic studies of the use of the Aqua satellite in the inference of the concentration of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere

• Grant number: 06/53277-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: October 01, 2006 - January 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Meteorology
• Principal Investigator: Simone Marilene Sievert da Costa Coelho
• Grantee: Simone Marilene Sievert da Costa Coelho
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The warmest three years in the history of Earth occurred in the last decade. It is probable that most of this warming stems from the emission, due to human activities, of gases which retain thermal radiation. These gases are also known as greenhouse gases. Important instruments that can be used to study the emission of greenhouse effect gases in the earth’s atmosphere are sounders on board space platforms. Currently, the Division of Satellites and Environmental Systems of the Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies Center (DSA/Cptec/Inpe) has made available the concentration of some greenhouse effect gases estimated using information from the Aqua satellite. This research Project aims to quantify the quality of the estimates of carbono monoxide, comparing them with field measurements, with data obtained from other satellites, with calibrated instruments recognized as “terrestrial truth” by the scientific community, in addition to the verification of the internal consistency through the comparison with results from models of air quality available from Cptec. It is important to observe that the quality of the remote soundings depends on the surrounding conditions imposed, as well as the appropriate choice of channels of the sounding system. In this context, we aim to contribute to the improvement in satellite products, restructuring algorithms in order to refine the inversion procedure under Brazilian climatic conditions and make available concentrations of carbon monoxide with quality control for researchers and users in general. In addition to scientific interest, it should be stressed that the better understanding of the emissions of greenhouse effect gases over Brazil is fundamental for the adoption of public policies which reduce biomass burning and deforestation, our greatest source of emissions. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

RITA V. ANDREOLI; SÉRGIO HENRIQUE S. FERREIRA; LUIZ F. SAPUCCI; RODRIGO AUGUSTO F. DE SOUZA; RENATA WEISSMANN B. MENDONÇA; DIRCEU L. HERDIES; JOSÉ A. AARAVÉQUIA. Contribuição de diversos sistemas de observação na previsão de tempo no CPTEC/INPE. Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, v. 23, n. 2, p. 219-238, 2008-06-00. (06/53277-6)

RIBEIRO, IGOR OLIVEIRA; ANDREOLI, RITA VALERIA; KAYANO, MARY TOSHIE; DE SOUSA, THAIANE RODRIGUES; MEDEIROS, ADAN SADY; GUIMARAES, PATRICIA COSTA; BARBOSA, CYBELLI G. G.; GODOI, RICARDO H. M.; MARTIN, SCOT T.; FERREIRA DE SOUZA, RODRIGO AUGUSTO. Impact of the biomass burning on methane variability during dry years in the Amazon measured from an aircraft and the AIRS sensor. Science of The Total Environment, v. 624, p. 509-516, MAY 15 2018. (06/53277-6)