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Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Distributions: Satellite-Based Measurements

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A review of works of the last 20 years devoted to the development in our country and abroad of methods and means of measuring the concentration fields of long-lived carbon-containing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—carbon dioxide CO2 and methane CH4—from satellites has been carried out. Physical and mathematical foundations for interpreting measurements from modern satellite spectrometers in the near-infrared and infrared spectral ranges are briefly reviewed. Information is provided on programs for the development of domestic and foreign satellite systems for monitoring the content of CO2 and CH4 in the atmosphere, as well as on ground-based observation networks, the data of which can be used for calibrating and validating satellite information products.

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Uspensky, A.B. Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Distributions: Satellite-Based Measurements. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 59 (Suppl 2), S232–S241 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433823140141

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